Membership Information

The Friends is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and contributions are tax-deductible, to the extent allowed by law. Our Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 65-0187881. You may find verification of our basic information on Charity Navigator here, or if you have an account with Candid, click the Candid logo on our homepage for more detailed information. Thank you for your interest!

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Registration#: CH64596

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352)
www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com

Donate

Click here for online donation payment options, or use the QR code below.

Donations of any type are appreciated, i.e. "General", "In Memory of...", etc. If using the PayPal option (below), please use the "Write a note" comment box to add acknowledgement information or other specific details. Donations may also be mailed to the address on our Contact Info page.

Membership/Renewals

Click here for online membership payment options, or use the QR code below. Please note that there is a pre-selected option to automatically renew your membership anually. If you do not want automatic renewal, please deselect/uncheck this option.

• General Member - $15/year minimum donation includes a mailed copy of our newsletter. An electronic version of our newsletter is available.
• If you are renewing your membership, you may mail your payment to our address on the "Contact Info" page. If none of your membership/contact information has changed, you may just send us your donation. If you would like to change any information, you may print and submit our Membership Application, share your contact information via the payment process when renewing online, by email, or submit any changes using the form below.
• Youth/Student (under 18 years old) - free. Click here for more information about subscribing.

New Members

Your membership includes a subscription to our bi-monthly newsletter (email-only version for youth - click here to be added to our email list), published five times a year in the odd numbered months (except July). All issues of our newsletter are available on the "Library/Newsletters" page of our website. You can increase your level of support by subscribing to email ONLY delivery of the newsletter. You will find more information about this option on the "Library/Newsletters" page.

If you would like to donate by check, click here for a printable copy of our membership application. Membership is for one year and your renewal anniversary is the end of the month in which your donation is made. A reminder will be sent either by email, if we have a working address for you, or regular mail.

Pay Online with PayPal

The Friends of St. Sebastian River is a registered PayPal "Giving Fund" charity. If you have a PayPal account, or would like to create one, you may donate through our PayPal Giving Fund web page here. All donations made through the PayPal Giving Fund are tax-deductible and without the normal PayPal merchant service fee.

Smarter Ways to Give

Do you have appreciated assets that you would like to donate and receive substantial tax benefits? Don't sell those assets and donate cash! We are now registered with TD Ameritrade and have a brokerage account that will fascilitate your donation of an appreciated asset, providing you with a significant tax benefit. If you are interested in more information about how this may work, please see the "Donated stocks" article on the Endowment Partners website, our partner in fascilitating such donations.

If you would like more information, please contact us. If you are ready to donate, please download our Securities Transfer Form here.

Donor-Advised Funds (DAF)

What is a donor-advised fund?

A donor-advised fund (DAF) provides donors with a centralized charitable giving vehicle. It allows philanthropically inclined individuals, families, and corporations to make an irrevocable charitable gift to a public charity that sponsors a DAF program and take an immediate tax deduction. Most sponsoring organizations of DAFs accept cash equivalents, securities, and certain other assets. For more information about DAFs, you may be interested in the information provided by the National Philanthropic Trust, or the DAF Direct organization.

DAF Direct works with three DAF "sponsoring organizations:" BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity Charitable, and Charles Schwab Charitable. To begin the process of recommending a donation to the FSSR, please visit DAFDirect.org.

Email List

Once or twice a month we email our members with information that is timely, or items we believe will be of interest to you. We also include reminders for our upcoming public meetings. Click here subscribe to our email list.

Update Your Membership Information

You can use the form below to send us updates to your membership information. Please note that when you click on the "Submit" button, you will get a "Thank you..." pop-up message (if pop-ups are not blocked) to let you know that your information has been sent. You may then click on "Reset" to clear the form, or just select another web page.

If you get an error message or have other problems using the form, you may email the information directly to us at: info@fssr.org.