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The most helpful and important way that you can contribute: direct donations!
Donate Online
Our donations are being handled via Aplos (a donation payment gateway for non-profits). When you click the button below, you’ll be taken to their site to securely supply your donation options and billing information.
Donate by Check
If you prefer to write a check, please:
- Make it payable to: Friends Of Historic Fire Station 62
- Include your phone number and email address.
- Mail it to:
FOHFS62
P.O. Box 662013
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Commit to Financial Donation Pledge
Are you ready to commit to a significant donation but don’t want to yet complete the online donation process? You can now commit to a financial donation by pledging your support.
If you are interested in making a pledge for a restricted or unrestricted gift of $1,000 or more, complete this online pledge form or download a PDF pledge form (coming soon) that you can mail to us at the above address.
Other Opportunities to Support the Project
Financial support will come from a variety of sources, including individuals, corporations, non-profit funding agencies and foundations, and insightful gifts such as bequests.
Local businesses are invited to become contributors and community leaders. There will be a multitude of opportunities for acknowledgement of their generosity, and for donor recognition.
Lead gifts and capital campaign contributions are the lifeblood of a community building project, and annual contributions help run programs. We will also offer the opportunity to establish a Named Fund, that can honor or memorialize a loved one or family by carrying its name. Such a fund will carry the designated name for the life of the fund, which can be extended through additional contributions.
Endowed gifts are held in perpetuity, and only the interest on the invested principal is used. A Quasi-Endowment allows the Center to use a small percentage of the principal in an emergency.
Friends Of Historic Fire Station 62 (FOHFS62) has signed a SPECIAL AGREEMENT with the City of Los Angeles.
Phase One tasks us with raising $1.6 million to turn Historic Fire Station 62 into the Mar Vista Community Center. Once that amount is collected, the City will then agree to a lease that permits us to proceed to Phase Two—the actual renovation of the building.
Should we not achieve our fund raising goal in Phase One, all monies collected will, in accordance with the standard practices of nonprofit organizations, be donated to one or more non-profit organizations that are Mar Vista community oriented.
Unrestricted Gift: All monies donated as an Unrestricted Gift will be used to pay the ongoing operating expenses of the organization and to fund the Capital Campaign.
Restricted Gift: A Restricted Gift is designated for a specific use. You may make a restricted gift to
1) The Capital Campaign Fund
***For additional information on the Option to Lease agreement with the City of L.A., please click here ***