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Donors like you make Rocking the Boat’s transformative youth and community development work possible. You create opportunities for high school students to grow through building and repairing wooden boats, cultivating seaweed and monitoring water and wildlife, and teaching middle schoolers how to sail. You sponsor college tours and rowing and sailing adventures that would not otherwise take place. You contribute to the salaries of a team of social workers and a college and career counselor who support the social, emotional, and academic needs of young people from middle and high school through graduation and on into college. And you allow Rocking the Boat’s staff to carry out the countless administrative and organizational tasks necessary to operate some of the most unique and impactful youth development programs in the South Bronx and San Francisco.

Various flexible ways to give right now are listed below. Visit the Planned Giving page to learn about ways to give in the future.

Online donations
Donating with your creditcard, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or PayPal is quick and convenient for making a one-time or recurring gift.  Rocking the Boat’s online platform generates a receipt automatically and provides donors with the option of covering the transaction fees so that the full amount benefits the program.

Checks
Mail a check with this form to Rocking the Boat, 812 Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY 10474 and your only fee is the price of a stamp!  The Development Office will send a receipt.

Wire transfers
You may securely transfer funds from your bank to Rocking the Boat’s bank by wire.  Please contact Jaye Pockriss, Chief Operating Officer, at jaye@rockingtheboat.org for account information.  There is a small processing fee.

Matching gifts
Rocking the Boat welcomes matching gifts.  Please check your company’s policy and magnify the impact of your contribution.

Appreciated securities
You may be able to donate appreciated securities and save on capital gains tax.  Please contact Jaye Pockriss, Chief Operating Officer, at jaye@rockingtheboat.org, to receive details that you or your broker may use to transfer shares of stock.

Donor-advised funds
If you already have a charitable giving account, you may use it to recommend grants to Rocking the Boat. Please note that some limitations apply. Contact us or your financial administrator for instructions.

IRA qualified charitable distributions
Depending on your age, you may be able to make a qualified charitable deduction or utilize your required minimum distribution to Rocking the Boat from your retirement assets.  Please check with your financial administrator or accountant regarding the various rules and tax benefits of using this option.

Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of US law. The organization’s IRS Form 990 for 2024 is available here and 2024 Audited Financial Statement is available here. Rocking the Boat values its donors' privacy and promises never to sell, trade, or share a donor's personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations. 

Legal Designation: Rocking the Boat, a 501(c)3 nonprofit created under the New York State Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (EIN:13-4177814) and located at 812 Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY 10474. 

Rocking the Boat provides general information about estate planning but is not an estate or financial advisor. Because many variables can change the specifics of planned gifts, donors should review their personal estate and financial circumstances and objectives with their attorney and/or financial advisor.