What is Tillamook Habitat for Humanity?

• A community supported, volunteer based, Christian ministry dedicated to helping families in need build and purchase affordable housing.
   
•  Habitat for Humanity its Board of Directors, committees, Volunteers, donors and families are open to people of all age, Race, creed or religion.
   
• Volunteers are the hear of Habitat for Humanity and invite anyone with time to give to help families build affordable housing to provide A safe place to raise their children and change our community one family at a time. There is a place for everyone at Habitat.
   
• Tillamook Habitat donates ten percent of all our unrestricted funds to International to help build homes in El Salvador and Poland. Through our tithe we have helped build homes for families in need in other countries.
   
• WHY HABITAT WORKS….It is a Partnership! Habitat offers a hand-up, not a handout.

How you can help Habitat

Dream Builder with a designated annual amount per home.

In-Kind Services
As a corporation or individual you may donate Materials and professional services (e.g. excavation, Plumbing, Electrical) and the IRS may allow a tax deduction for the services and materials donated.

Real Estate & Land
Gifts of appreciated real estate to Tillamook Habitat are like gifts of appreciated stock. If you have owned the property for more than one year, the IRS allows you to deduct the contribution as a charitable at fair market value and avoid capital gains taxes.

Personal Property
You may donate tangible personal property for example artwork, rare books, antiques, jewelry, etc, the items are sold individually or at the annual Holiday Auction. All or part of the value of the gifts may be considered for a tax deduction. 

Stocks & Bonds
You may donate stock or bonds to Tillamook Habitat.

Insurance
The contribution of life insurance is a unique gift to Habitat. As owner of a policy you may assign ownership of the policy to Tillamook Habitat or name Tillamook Habitat as a beneficiary of the policy. The charitable contribution tax benefit to you is the cost basis of the policy.