Better Business Bureau Accreditation

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability of the Better Business Bureau (BBB).  Click here to view a copy of the BBB Wise Giving Report for Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.

How Your Donation Helps

Since 1894, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House has been committed to improving the quality of life for all individuals and families who live, work or go to school on the East Side of Manhattan. Each year 150 dedicated staff members and 700 committed volunteers work tirelessly to make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors. Our clients include older adults, homeless and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent immigrants, disabled persons and thousands more.       In order to maintain our first-rate programs and highest standard of effectiveness, we must raise more than $5,000,000 in private funds every year. Donations help support programs like our award-winning Early Childhood Center, Women’s Mental Health Shelter in the Park Avenue Armory, two Senior Centers, Supportive Housing Residence, legal services, Summer Camp, After School Program and much, much more.

How to make a donation

Online: Online through our NYCharities.org donation page

Check: Make your check payable to Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and mail it to:
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Development Department
331 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

Credit Card: Call 212 744-5022, ext. 1226 to charge your donation to your credit card or do it online at NYCharities.org

Fax: Click here for a Donation Form, then fax your completed form to 212 744-5150

Annual Appeal

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House helps improve the lives of 20,000 people
in need each year.

2013 Annual Appeal

You can help your neighbors in need by donating...

• $25 provides breakfast, lunch and dinner for five children
  
  
• $50 provides a day of weekend transportation and escort services for six homebound seniors
  
  
• $100 funds one week of English language classes for recent immigrants
  
  
• $250 provides meals for one day for older adults in one of our two Senior Centers
  
  
• $500 provides a preschooler with special needs with one month of counseling sessions
  
  
• $750 provides two weeks of care, support and social activities for an older adult with Alzheimer's disease
  
  
• $1,000 helps our experienced lawyers save a family from eviction

All gifts are appreciated and make a difference to thousands of New Yorkers in need. When you donate to Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, you are demonstrating your commitment to building a stronger neighborhood for all.

RealArts Summer Camp Fund

With your help, dozens of low-income children will burst through our doors and unleash their creativity in our RealArts Summer Camp! RealArts Summer Camp provides a fun place for 150 campers, ages 5-13, to discover the arts, explore museums and exhibitions, play outdoors, learn to swim in our beautiful pool and much more.

Please help give them a place to create, meet new friends, learn to swim and have a blast! Your support is particularly important for these children and their families in the current economic climate.

You can help a child by donating today…

• $25 buys 1 gallon of Tempera paint
  
  
• $50 pays for 10 adorable camp T-shirts
  
  
• $100 provides 5 swimsuits for our new swimmers
  
  
• $250 allows a camp group to go on two exciting field trips
  
  
• $1,200 sends a child to camp for one month

To make a gift, you can donate online at NYCharities.org, send us a check or call our Development Office at 212 744-5022, ext. 1226.

Special Events

Click here to learn more about our Special Events.

Gifts of Securities

Any gift of appreciated securities, including mutual funds, which you have owned for at least one year can be donated to Lenox Hill Neighborhood House without incurring capital gains tax. The deduction is the fair market value of the stock on the day you make the gift. Such gifts are fully deductible up to 30% of your adjusted gross income; any excess can be carried over for five additional years. For more information, please contact Nora Tarr at 212 744-5022, ext. 1226 or ntarr@lenoxhill.org.

Click here for instructions on making a gift of securities.

Bequests Please consider naming Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in your will or living trust. Contributing to the Neighborhood House through a bequest is a wonderful way to support our programs and services while, at the same time, reducing your estate taxes. For more information, please contact Nora Tarr at 212 744-5022, ext. 1226 or ntarr@lenoxhill.org.

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