Ways to Give

“I have been an ardent member of SpeakEasy ever since it began. I look forward to every show, and they are always interesting and thought-provoking. The speakers often move me to tears with their performances, which are as diverse as they are fascinating.”
— Griff Fairbairn, Sustaining Member since 2014

  • Give Now!
The easiest way to support our work in schools and communities is by making a tax-deductible gift online.
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  • Check
Checks should be made out to House of SpeakEasy Foundation and mailed to:

Executive Director
House of SpeakEasy
117 E. 19th St.
New York, NY 10003

  • Giving Through Your IRA
Individuals who are 70½ or older can transfer up to $100,000 per year from individual retirement accounts (IRA) directly to charitable organizations without having to pay tax on the distribution.
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  • Giving Through Your IRA

Individuals who are 70½ or older can transfer up to $100,000 per year from individual retirement accounts (IRA) directly to charitable organizations without having to pay tax on the distribution. Your gift can satisfy the required minimum distribution for the year.

To include House of SpeakEasy as a beneficiary of your retirement, IRA, or life insurance policy please follow these three easy steps:

  1. Contact your retirement plan administrator, insurance company, bank or financial institution for a change-of-beneficiary form. Decide what percentage (1 to 100) you would like us to receive and name us, along with the percentage you chose, on the beneficiary form. Include House of SpeakEasy’s Federal tax ID: 46-3820173
  2. Return the completed form to your plan administrator, insurance company, bank or financial institution (in many cases, you can change the form online 24/7).
  3. Notify House of SpeakEasy via email at [email protected] and let us know that you have made this change.
  • Stock Gifts
Contributing long-term appreciated securities can help you achieve your philanthropic goals and often can provide special tax savings.
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  • Stock Gifts

Contributing long-term appreciated securities can help you achieve your philanthropic goals and often can provide special tax savings. In addition to receiving a tax deduction for the gift, the current value of the securities can be deducted regardless of how much they have appreciated, and there is no capital gains tax on the profit.

Ask your custodian/brokerage firm to transfer shares from your account to House of SpeakEasy using the DTC system. Your broker must include their DTC number along with the request.

Agent Bank: JPMorgan Chase Bank
DTC Participant Number: 902
FFC to Account Number: P72500
For Account Number: PBD# M46745002
For Account of: House of Speakeasy Foundation

Please make sure to notify House of SpeakEasy of your gift (stock and number of shares) by emailing Jo Hylton at [email protected].

  • Gifts of Royalties & Honoraria

Ask your publisher or speaking agency to send your royalties or honoria to House of SpeakEasy. Please email [email protected] to let us know you have done so.

  • Matching Gift

Check with your employer to see if they have a matching gift program. If they do, you may be able to double or even triple your gift to House and Speakeasy. Please complete the necessary paperwork from your employer and forward it to Jo Hylton at [email protected] We will process the matching gift on your behalf.

Become a Supporting Member

House of SpeakEasy wants to be your home, the place where you connect with the literary arts and help others to do the same. Become a member and you will receive perks like discounted tickets to shows, access to premium content, special invitations, signed books, free totes, and more. As a SpeakEasy member, your contribution is even more vital today. Membership fees make it possible for us to connect authors around the country to under-resourced high schools and ensure that communities receive free via the SpeakEasy Bookmobile.

Virtual

Supporter
$75/Year
  • Advance notification of all Crowdcast performances
  • Automatic free registration for all virtual shows for the upcoming season of Seriously Entertaining
  • Early-bird access to new podcast episodes (season #2 launches next year)
  • Invitations to join post-show Zoom room receptions
  • House of SpeakEasy tote bag
Become a member

Contributing

Membership
$125/Year
  • 10% member’s discount on Seriously Entertaining tickets
  • Advance notification of all programs and post-show receptions
  • Invitations to exclusive events
  • Access to signed books by select SpeakEasy performers
  • House of SpeakEasy tote bag
Become a member

Sustaining

Membership
$250/Year
  • 20% member’s discount on Seriously Entertaining tickets
  • Advance notification of all programs and post-show receptions
  • Invitations to exclusive events and private author engagements
  • Access to signed books by select SpeakEasy performers
  • House of SpeakEasy tote bag
Become a member

Donation

Supporter
$500/Year
  • Support of House of SpeakEasy’s nonprofit mission
  • Make a tax-deductible donation
  • House of SpeakEasy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Donate
About Seriously Involved

House of SpeakEasy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that celebrates the transformative power of literature. Seriously Involved is SpeakEasy’s outreach initiative serving students and readers in underserved communities. We send writers into high schools and after-school programs in Brooklyn, The Bronx, and East Harlem to work with students on their writing, public speaking, and critical thinking skills to help level the playing field for those hoping to go onto college. The SpeakEasy Bookmobile delivers books to readers in areas where bookstores are in short supply in New York City and across the country. Please consider supporting these initiatives by making a donation to the SpeakEasy Foundation.

All donations and membership fees are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable.