Thank you for choosing to invest in the future of a child. Your gift will assist nearly 700 children each year to grow in a safe environment that promotes academic and athletic excellence, responsible citizenship, exceptional character, and full self-expression.
Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis is making a permanent and positive change in the life of each child it serves. Every member has the potential for a bright future. GSGBC programs support that future and continue to produce young people of integrity to serve our community.
Ways to Give
Annual Gala Fundraiser
Each year, GSGBC is honored to host its annual winter gala. For three years, Club Havana – a Cuban-inspired evening of music, cocktails, dining, and entertainment – has brought together more than 300 revelers to help the Club build a sustainable future for our children.
For more information, contact Josh Wiese at [email protected]
Annual Golf Classic
The Annual Golf Tournament began in 1993 and continues today. The Tournament, created by Gene Slay, brings together more than 300 golfers each year at Norwood Hills Country Club. Over the years, thousands of golfers, sponsors, auction contributors, volunteers, and attendees have come together to support the mission of the Club. The Golf Classic has raised more than 10 million dollars!
For more information, contact Josh Wiese at [email protected]
Pillar Society
As part of the Club’s core curriculum, every child at GSGBC participates in the Character Counts Program. At the heart of this lifestyle education component are the Six Pillars of Character, which prepare young people to achieve healthy and successful lives in adulthood:
- Citizenship $25,000 +
- Caring $15,000 – $24,999
- Fairness $10,000 – $14,999
- Responsibility $5,000 – $9,999
- Respect $2,500 – $4,999
- Trustworthiness $1,000 – $2,499
The GSGBC Pillar Society celebrates this journey by bringing our philanthropic supporters and our youth together to promote the lifelong learning and character development presented at the Club on a daily basis.
Annually, Pillar Society members are recognized for their generosity in the Society Brochure, The Annual Report, and Club publications, unless you prefer to give anonymously. Every person who gives and every gift made is extremely important.
Join the Pillar Society today and empower the next generation! Please contact our Director of Development at (314) 772-5661 x1012 or [email protected] for more information.
Legends Society
The Legends Society honors and recognizes the generosity and vision of those who have included the Club in their estate plan. Through your membership in the Legends Society, you can become part of the legacy of Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club, ensuring that our mission of providing exemplary services to youth in St. Louis continues for future generations. Your willingness to be listed as a member of the Legends Society inspires others to follow your example.
To become a member of the Legends Society, please advise us in writing that Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis will be the recipient of your planned gift:
- A bequest provision in your Will or Revocable Trust
- A life income gift that names the Club as a remainder beneficiary, such as a charitable remainder trust, a charitable gift annuity, or a pooled income gift
- A Charitable lead trust that provides income to the Club for a donor’s lifetime or a term of years
- A gift or assignment of qualified retirement plan assets, such as an IRA, 401(k) or 403(b)
- A gift of life insurance
- A gift of real property
- Certain other planned gifts
Benefits of Membership in the Legends Society include the satisfaction of knowing that your visionary leadership and dedication will help the Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis continue to provide exceptional programs for at-risk youth for years to come. In addition, we hope you will accept our invitation to attend special Legends Society gatherings each year with the Board of Directors, President and Executive Director to gain insight into the Club’s work, exciting achievements, and long-term plans.
Give Stock
Donating shares of appreciated stock gives you two additional benefits for your generosity: a tax deduction for the total value of your gift, and no capital gains tax on the additional money you made from the appreciation of the stock (YOP eligible). Plus, your contribution has a value to Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club now that is far greater than the price you paid for the stock originally.
Memorials and Tributes
Tribute gifts are a unique way to recognize family, special friends, or business colleagues. Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis can help you celebrate a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, birthday, retirement, or to remember a deceased loved one. Your gift makes a lasting contribution that supports our mission of serving at-risk youth.
Tributes will be listed in newsletters and the annual report for that year. A personalized acknowledgement of your gift will also be sent to the person(s) you designate.
Young Professional Leadership Association
The GSGBC Young Professional Leadership Association is a group of young men and women dedicated to the mission and continued future success of the Club. Our goals are to: (1) Increase awareness of GSGBC’s mission among young adults in the St. Louis metropolitan area; (2) Enhance the Club’s volunteer base; (3) Build future leadership for GSGBC; (4) Sustain the Club’s innovative and comprehensive programming for girls and boys by supplementing current fundraising efforts through membership and exciting, fun fundraising events. Join us in December for 12 Bars of Charity, and make sure to pick GSGBC when you register.
The cost of membership is $50 annually.
Reserve your Young Professional Leadership Association benefits today!
Benefits of membership include:
-Invitations to exclusive Young Professional Leadership Association events throughout the year
-GSGBC glassware
-GSGBC eco-friendly shopping tote
-Networking with like-minded professionals
Amazon Smile
Amazon is the largest retailer in the world and they offer a great service to nonprofits through Amazon Smile. Link your account to Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club, and we’ll receive 0.5% of all the transactions made each quarter; those contributions will further assist in achieving our goals!
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many companies sponsor matching gift programs that will match charitable contributions made by their employees. Please ask your Human Resources Department if your company matches gifts.
Here is a list of some companies that participate in St. Louis:
- AIG Matching Grants Program
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Matching Gift Program
- The Amgen Foundation
- Anheuser-Busch
- Aon Foundation Matching Gift Program
- AT&T Higher Education/Cultural Matching Gift Program
- The Auto Club Matching Gift Program
- Automatic Data Processing Matching Gift Program
- AXA Foundation Matching Gifts Administration
- Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
- Belden Inc. Matching Gifts Program
- Bituminous Insurance Companies Matching Gifts
- BlackRock Matching Gift Program
- The Boeing Matching Gift Program
- BP Matching Fund Programs
- Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Matching Gifts Program
- Bunge North American Foundation Matching Gift
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Matching Gift Program
- Cardinal Health
- Cee Kay Supply, Inc. Matching Gift Program
- Chevron Humankind
- Chubb & Son Matching Gifts Program
- CNA Matching Gift Plan
- Coca-Cola Matching Gifts Program
- Cooper Industries Matching Gift Plan
- Covidien Employee Matching Gift Program
- Duke Realty Corporation
- EADS North America Matching Gift
- Eli Lilly and Company Matching Gifts Program
- Elsevier Matching Gift Program
- Emerson Matching Gifts Program
- Energizer Matching Gifts Program
- Enterprise Rent a Car
- Equifax Matching Gift
- Esse Health
- Exxon Corporation Matching Gift Program
- Follett Corporation Matching Gift Program
- Forest Laboratories, Inc. Matching Gift Program
- Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation Matching Gift Program
- Gallus Biopharmaceuticals Matching Gift Program
- Gannett Foundation Matching Gift Program
- Gateway EDI, Inc.
- The GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
- Genentech Employee Giving Program
- GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. Matching Gifts
- GlaxoSmithKline Matching Gift Program
- Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Program
- Henry Crown & Company Matching Gift Program
- Hillshire Brands Matching Grants Program
- The Home Depot Matching Gift Center
- IBM Corp. Matching Grants Program
- Illinois Tool Works Matching Gift Program
- Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Ironshore Matching Gifts
- Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program
- Johnson Controls Foundation
- JPMorgan Matching Gift
- Koch Development Co Matching Gifts Program
- The Kraft Foods Matching Gift Program
- Laclede Group Matching Gift Program
- Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc. Matching Gift Progr
- Macy’s Foundation Matching Gifts Program
- MasterCard Matching Gift Program
- McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Matching Gift Program
- Merck Matching Gift Program
- Metlife Foundation
- Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
- The Millipore Foundation
- MONSANTO Matching Gift Center
- Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal & Charitable Spending Program
- Neiman Marcus Group Matching Gift Program
- Nestle Purina
- Newfield Exploration Company
- Northern Trust Corp. Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant Progr
- Novus International Inc. Matching Gift Program
- Olin Corporation Matching Gift Program
- Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program
- Pacific Life Foundation
- PepsiCo Foundation
- The Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
- PNC Foundation Matching Gift Program
- The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program
- Qualcomm Incorporated
- Regions Financial Corporation Matching Gift Program
- Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program
- SAP Matching Gift Program
- Savvis Matching Gifts
- Schneider Electric/Square D Fdtn Matching Gifts Program
- Charles Schwab Foundation Employee Matching Gift Program
- Scottrade, Inc. Charitable Giving Program
- Stauder Technologies Matching Gift Program
- Stifel Nicolaus
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Matching Gift Program
- TCF Foundation
- Thomson Reuters Matching Gift Program
- U.S. Bank Foundation Matching Gift Program
- U.S. Cellular Matching Gifts Program
- UBS Foundation USA Matching Gift Program
- Union Pacific Matching Gift Program
- Verizon Foundation Matching Gift
- Wells Fargo
- Western Union Foundation Matching Gift Program