On-line

To give to Minnesota Teen Challenge online using a credit or debit card click here.

Mail

To donate to Minnesota Teen Challenge by mail, please send your check or money order to:

Minnesota Teen Challenge
Attn: Donor Accounts Coordinator
1619 Portland Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we receive your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution. Thank you for your generous support to Minnesota Teen Challenge. Your gift helps us in continuing to offer hope and healing to many in need.

Leave a Legacy

Thanks for visiting the Minnesota Teen Challenge stewardship and estate planning site! It is my personal prayer and passion that this be a tangible ministry in your life.

We are told that a staggering 70% of Americans do not have a current will. The ramifications of this for children, surviving spouses, on taxes and fees could be immeasurable.

I think there are many reasons people may be putting this off. Fear of dying, procrastination, confusion about the estate planning process, the cost of creating a will...and more.

We, at Minnesota Teen Challenge, want to provide some "layman friendly" estate planning information that can enable you to protect your family and be a wise steward of what God has entrusted you with.

So browse around, see if this is something that could be of service to you, or if you just want to get down to business, you can click on the Estate Plan Organizer on any page and walk yourself through a tutorial/data gathering process. At the end, you can print it at home or ask for help. All of the information you log in is confidential. The Estate Plan Organizer does not ask for social security numbers or bank account numbers. No one will see your entries unless you submit at the end and ask for help.

Then, and only then, will one of our partners at PhilanthroCorp (a Christ-centered estate planning firm) will be in touch to serve you in any way they can.

So, be blessed and make yourself at home!

Rich Scherber,
President, MN Teen Challenge

Your donation can provide twice the impact by giving through your employer's gift matching program. Here's a list of some of the businesses and companies who match their employees' contributions to Minnesota Teen Challenge. If your company is not listed, please check with your human resources department to determine if your company will match your contribution.

To donate to MnTC through stocks and other assets, click here for the necessary form.

Minnesota Teen Challenge continually looks for ways to expand our base of support in order to reach as many teens and adults as possible with the truth that there is hope for both freedom from addiction and restored lives. Our annual income comes from both private and public sources including donations by individuals, corporations, foundations, churches, and civic groups. We work hard to let people know we exist, and give them the opportunity to contribute.

One of the ways we identify potential partners and financial supporters is through corporate and foundation grants. Minnesota Teen Challenge is fortunate to work in partnership with a large and growing number of corporate, private and family foundations as well as corporate giving programs. With more than 1,300 foundations and corporate giving programs in the state, Minnesota Teen Challenge has a wide variety of sources in which to seek grants.

For more information on giving through corporate and foundation grants, contact Minnesota Teen Challenge’s Corporate and Foundations Grants Manager, Mary Kay Bensen at 612-238-6174 or e-mail her at marykay.bensen@mntc.org.

Vehicle donations are tax-deductible and proceeds benefit the programs of MnTC, to help teenagers and adults with life-controlling chemical addictions.

• We will pick up your vehicle free of charge anywhere in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Metro area, and provide a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.
• Once MnTC has received your signed vehicle title and completed donation agreement form (see instructions below), we will arrange for your vehicle to be towed.
• As licensed dealers, we will either send your vehicle to an auto auction or a salvage yard, based on its condition. If your vehicle goes to the auto auction:per federal guidelines, you can only claim the amount that your vehicle sells for and we will do our best to sell your vehicle for the highest amount we can.
• Once the vehicle sells, Teen Challenge will issue you a receipt for your tax deduction purposes.
• Most vehicles are accepted, whether they are running or not. However, if your vehicle is "purged," meaning it has not been registered with the state of Minnesota for 5 years, we cannot accept it.

If you would like to donate your vehicle to MnTC, we only need two things from you and we'll do the rest:

1. Your signed title. (Please fill out the front left portion of the title only, without entering the date of sale. Please do not fill out anything on the back of the title and do not detach the bottom portion of the title or send it in to the state, because in most cases we will not be the final owner.) Please do not scribble out or cross off any mistakes on the title, because you will most likely need to fill out an Application for Corrected Title if you do this.
   
   Please Note: If you have any liens or loans listed on the title, we must receive the lien card from you or letter of release from the holding party. You must sign your title with your name as it appears on the title. If you have changed your name, please send us a copy of the name change certificate.
2. A completed donation agreement form. (Click on "donation agreement" to download) Once you complete this form, you can mail us (or drop off) the signed title and donation agreement form. Please fill out and mail us both pages of the Donation Agreement Form.

If you have further questions about this, please call Jessica Beaudry at 612-238-6509 or email her at jessica.beaudry@mntc.org.

Mailing Address:

Minnesota Teen Challenge
Attn: Vehicle Donation Program
1619 Portland Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Donation Agreement

Donor's Guide to Vehicle Donations

A tribute gift to MnTC is a wonderful way to honor a special person or event. Tribute gifts include:

• Memorial gifts - in memory of the deceased
• Honorary gifts - in honor of a special PERSON, such as a pastor, teacher, spouse
• Celebration gifts - to honor a special OCCASION, such as a birth, graduation, wedding anniversary or anniversary of sobriety.

To donate to MnTC with a tribute gift, please click on the donate now button above and describe your tribute gift in the space provided.

Your employer may be holding an annual United Way fundraising campaign this year. We hope that you will consider using this easy way to support Minnesota Teen Challenge directly through your workplace. You may do this by filling out the United Way Donation Form that is provided to you during the fundraiser (Click here to view a sample form). Simply complete the form and fill out the area entitled, "Section B" with Minnesota Teen Challenge as the Name of Agency (Leave the Agency Code space blank) and provide our address: 1619 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Remember to indicate the amount of your gift and submit the form.