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So Many Ways to Give to Providence Meeting!

May 13, 2025

Friends have asked about ways to make financial donations to Providence Friends Meeting. There are several options; choose the one that works best for you:

Online From Your Bank Account

Use your bank’s “bill pay” function to donate from your checking account. Most banks ask you to “set up a payee” first. Here is the payee information for Providence Friends Meeting:

Providence Friends Meeting

ATTN: Treasurer

P.O. Box 412

Lima, PA 19037

Once this is done, use your bank’s bill-pay function to request that a one-time or recurring payment be made to Providence. The bank will send Providence Friends Meeting a check. (There are no transaction costs for any party.)

Online From Your Bank Account via Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s E-Check Option

Click on this link to give directly to Providence Friends Meeting via Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s website. Input the required information. When you come to the “Payment Details” section, select the “eCheck” option and input the routing number and account number for your checking account. Your checking account will be debited for the amount of your donation. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will send an electronic deposit to Providence Friends Meeting.

Providence Friends Meeting will receive 100% of your donation but Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will pay the associated processing fee (which is approximately 1.5% of your donation). For this reason, you may prefer to make your donation online, directly from your bank account on your bank’s website, so there are no transaction costs for any party.

Online via Credit Card via Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Credit Card Option

Providence Friends Meeting will receive 100% of your donation but Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will pay credit card processing fees (which will vary from approximately 2-4% of your donation depending on the credit card you use). For this reason, you may prefer to make your donation online, directly from your bank account on your bank’s website, so there are no transaction costs for any party.

Directly to Providence with a Check

Donate to Providence directly via check made out to “Providence Friends Meeting.” (There are no transaction costs for any party.) Include a note making it clear whom the donation is from and if there are any special instructions. Mail your check and note to:

Providence Friends Meeting

ATTN: Treasurer

P.O. Box 412

Lima, PA 19037

Donation of Securities, from a Donor Advised Fund or Trust

Please see the information at this link on the Friends Fiduciary website. Contact details are also provided so you can speak with someone knowledgeable to get answers to any questions. We encourage you to also email the Providence Friends Meeting treasurer to let him know about your gift and for any additional guidance.

Planned Giving

Providence Friends Meeting happily receives planned gifts such as bequests, or being made a beneficiary of an IRA. Please see the information at this link on the Friends Fiduciary website. Contact details are also provided so you can speak with someone knowledgeable to get answers to any questions. We encourage you to also email the Providence Friends Meeting treasurer to let him know about your gift and for any additional guidance.

Questions? Email the treasurer or any member of the Providence Friends Meeting Finance Committee.

Providence Monthly Meeting (Quakers) is our legally designated name. We are qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to receive tax-deductible contributions. Our employer identification number (EIN) is 23-2849863.