Your Gift Builds Independence

Every dollar given helps provide housing, meals, healthcare, and hope for those rebuilding their lives.

Other
Ways to Give

Explore unique ways to support HEP’s mission beyond traditional donations.

Planned + Legacy Giving

Leave a legacy of compassion. Planned giving options – such as bequests, wills, and estate gifts – ensure that your commitment to helping others continues for generations.

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

Recommend a gift through
your Donor-Advised Fund to
support HEP’s housing, health,
and empowerment programs.

Donate Stock or Cryptocurrency

HEP accepts gifts of appreciated stock or cryptocurrency – a tax-efficient way to maximize your impact.

Employer Matching Gifts

Double your impact through your employer’s matching gift program. Many companies will match donations made by employees, retirees, or spouses.

Attend or Sponsor an Event

Join us for annual community events that raise awareness and support for HEP’s mission – including our Golf Tournament and Fashion Show. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Crowdfunding +
Peer-to-Peer Campaigns

Support HEP by creating a personal fundraising campaign and inviting your friends, family, and coworkers to join you in making a meaningful impact on the lives of those experiencing homelessness.

In-Kind Gifts

From hygiene kits to home goods, in-kind donations help residents rebuild their lives with dignity. View our current wish list or host a supply drive.

Giving Societies

Whether you connect with Women Who Care, the Green Society, or the NextGen Young Professionals Society, your involvement helps provide hope, stability, and opportunities for the individuals, families, and Veterans HEP serves every day.
Questions about making a gift? Our development team is happy to help. Contact Director of Development and Communications Rebecca Adams at RebeccaA@HEPempowers.org or (727) 442-9041 ext. 135.
HEP meets the highest national standards for transparency and accountability. Your support goes directly toward programs that transform lives.

Ready To Make
A Difference?

Your generosity fuels housing, healthcare, and hope. Together, we can end homelessness one life at a time.

Leave a Legacy

A planned gift is a meaningful way to support HEP’s mission while creating a lasting legacy for individuals, Veterans, and families experiencing homelessness. Many planned gifts offer financial and tax benefits and can be made without affecting your finances today.

Ways to Give

You can include HEP in your:

  • Will or trust
  • Retirement account or IRA
  • Life insurance policy
  • Charitable trust or gift annuity
  • Real estate
  • Transfer-on-death designation

HEP also accepts Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from eligible IRAs.

Learn More

For information about leaving a legacy gift, contact:
Rebecca Adams
Director of Development & Communications
(727) 442-9041 ext. 135 RebeccaA@HEPempowers.org

Homeless Emergency Project (d.b.a. Homeless Empowerment Program)
Tax ID: 59-2729694
1120 North Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755

Already included HEP in your estate plans? Please let us know so we can thank you and recognize your generosity.

Recommend a Grant from Your Donor-Advised Fund

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a simple, tax-efficient way to support the causes you care about. If you have a DAF through a sponsoring organization, you can recommend a grant to HEP to help provide housing, healthcare, food, and life-changing support for individuals, families, and Veterans experiencing homelessness.

To recommend a grant: Search for Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) within your donor-advised fund provider. Recommend the amount you’d like to give.

Submit your grant recommendation.

Homeless Emergency Project (d.b.a. Homeless Empowerment Program) Tax ID: 59-2729694 1120 North Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755

Donate Stock or Cryptocurrency

Maximize your impact with a tax-smart gift. Donating appreciated stock or cryptocurrency may help you avoid capital gains taxes while potentially qualifying for a charitable income tax deduction.*

Stock Gifts

Contact your financial advisor or brokerage to transfer securities to HEP. Our Development Office can provide transfer instructions and assist throughout the process.

Cryptocurrency

Make a secure donation using our online cryptocurrency giving platform. Simply select your preferred cryptocurrency and complete your gift online.

Every non-cash gift helps HEP provide shelter, healthcare, food, education, and opportunities for individuals, families, and Veterans working to overcome homelessness.

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your individual tax situation.

Join a Giving Society

Support HEP while connecting with others who share your passion for ending homelessness in our community. Our giving societies offer meaningful ways to make a lasting impact through philanthropy, advocacy, and engagement.

Women Who Care Giving Society

Inspired by the proverb, “Great oaks from little acorns grow,” Women Who Care brings together compassionate women dedicated to supporting HEP’s Youth & Family Services. Members make an annual gift of $500 or more and enjoy opportunities to connect through special events while helping families experiencing homelessness build brighter futures.

Green Society

Named in honor of HEP founders Otis and Barb Green, the Green Society recognizes donors who make a lasting commitment to HEP through annual leadership giving. Members play a vital role in sustaining life-changing programs and services while helping ensure HEP can continue serving those in need for years to come.

NextGen Young Professionals Society

Designed for emerging leaders ages 21–40, NextGen connects young professionals who want to make a difference in the community. Members build meaningful relationships through networking and volunteer opportunities while serving as ambassadors for HEP and helping shape the next generation of philanthropic leadership.

To learn more, please contact HEP Director of Development, Rebecca Adams at (727) 442-9041 ext. 135 or RebeccaA@HEPempowers.org.