Donations
Financial Contributions
The Dinner Club
Donated Goods
Needs List
Clothing
Household Goods
Real Estate
Community Involvement
Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program
Kroger Share Card
Individuals and families that seek the services of the Samaritan Inn have many needs such as food, clothing, bedding, and furniture. Your contribution in the form of goods, services or financial support will significantly help the inn fulfill its mssion of providing transitional refuge and support to those in need.
Monetary contributions are the most versatile form of donation. Your tax-deductible dollars help pay for overhead costs, resident programs, and other forms of support. A financial contribution can be made in the form of check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or stocks. A contribution made in memory or honor of a friend or family member is a special way to celebrate their life, birthday, wedding, anniversary, or otherwise thank them for the support they give you, which in turn makes it possible for you to support others. All donations are tax-deductible and we are a recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 organization, identified as 75-1984285.
To make a donation in person, please visit The Samaritan Inn at 1710 North McDonald Street, Mckinney, TX 75071 or mail your check or money order to the address listed above. If you would like to make an donation online, enter the amount in the space provided and click the "Make Donation" button. If you have any questions regarding donations or would like to set up a monthy credit card donation, please contact Deborah Rhodes at (972) 542-5302.
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The kitchen staff at The Samaritan Inn prepares 390 nutritious meals per day. The most expensive meal, as you might guess, is dinner. Each night, 130 residents come to the dining room and are served a delicious, well balanced meal. These meals vary from spaghetti dinners, enchiladas, lasagna to baked chicken and sloppy joes. Most of these meals are sponsored by churches, businesses, organizations and individuals. We would like to invite you to join The Dinner Club and be involved in helping us to continue to provide these delicious meals. It costs $250.00 to prepare a dinner at theInn. Your donation of $250.00 will enroll you as a member of The Dinner Club and the benefits are wonderful! As a member of The Dinner Club, you will receive “A warm feeling inside”, “A sense of pride in giving”, and “You will be an example for others”. Please consider supporting The Samaritan Inn and send your donation designated to The Dinner Club. Every aspect of The Samaritan Inn is supported by the community. Without this support, The Samaritan Inn could not continue to provide the very important services that are needed for those who are experiencing homelessness.
The Dinner Club
For more information on how you
can join the Dinner Club, contact
Wes Akin, (972) 542-5302 or click
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Donated Goods
Consumable and Non-Consumable Items
Donations of food and other items make a significant contribution to our resources. It makes us less reliant on cash gifts to cover the essential job of keeping residents well nourished while still being able to distribute additional food to others in need.
Needs List
As the only facility dedicated to serving the homeless, The Samaritan Inn oftens finds itself in need of items that are in short supply.
Any quantitiy of products donated would be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Molly Castillo at 972-542-5302 or via email at mcastillo@thesamaritaninn.org.
Cleaning Products Food Paper Products Other
Clothing
Clothing helps restore dignity to the way people feel about themselves and helps to set them on a path towards self-reliance. Clean and new or gently used clothing is welcomed during the season in which it can be used. Donations of clothing should be taken to The Friends of The Inn Thrift Store located at 103 East University Drive, McKinney; look for the Big Purple Building.
Household Goods
Household goods and furniture help families stretch their dollars while trying to settle into a newly acquired home. Keep in mind that furniture should be in usable condition since we are unable to repair or reupholster them. Donations of furniture and household goods should be taken to The Friends of The Inn Thrift Store located at 103 East University Drive, McKinney; look for the Big Purple Building.
Real Estate
The gift of real estate provides a substantial tax savings to the donor with an appraisal reflecting current market prices. Depending on the property, the Samaritan Inn could use it to expand their programs or liquidate the property and convert the proceeds to cash to fund the Inn's current programs and services.
The Samaritan Inn relies on the community; businesses, churches, individuals. Together with the communtiy, we continue to strive to put an end to homelessness. With your help, men, women and children are being helped every single day!
Contributing to the Samaritan Inn is a easy as going to your neighborhood grocery store. Tom Thumb and Kroger sponsor programs to support non-profit organizations within the local community and theSamaritan Inn is a proud participant of these programs.
Tom Thumb - Good Neighbor Program
Tom Thumb offers a program where customers can direct the company's donation dollars to their favorite non-profit organization within the local community. The Samaritan Inn is a participating organization in this program.
As a Tom Thumb customer with a Reward Card, you can contribute by designating the Samaritan Inn as your organization of choice to receive a charitable contribution. Simply fill in the top part of a Reward Card Application, indicating the Samaritan Inn's organization number and return it to the courtesy counter. From that point on, the purchase price of your groceries is added to the Samaritan Inn account where a check for 1% of the total purchases is sent directly to the Inn each quarter.
The Samaritan Inn's organization number is: 5111
For more information about Tom Thumb's Good Neighbor Program, visit the Community Caring section of their website at: www.tomthumb.com.
Kroger - Share Card
As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the Samaritan Inn has signed up to participant in Kroger's Neighbor to Neighbor program. The Kroger shopper simply takes a set up letter to the cashier who links our Samaritan Inn bar code (on the letter) to the shopper's Kroger card. Each time the card is swiped, Kroger is promted to donate a percentage of the shopper's purchase total to The Samaritan Inn.
For more information about Kroger, visit their website at www.kroger.com.