Online Giving

In light of increasing requests for the ability to give online, the Office of Youth Ministry is happy to provide our donors with a secure and easy way to support the mission and ministry of our organization. Making a donation to the OYM will benefit teens, youth ministers, and young adults throughout the Archdiocese. It will assist us in providing events, programs, and services to strengthen youth ministry here in St. Louis.

Our online giving program has been professionally set up through US Bank and is administered by the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

It allows you to make a gift directly to our organization through either an ACH (Automated Clearing House) Transfer of funds or through a MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card gift. We invite all current and new donors to try this quick and simple way to support our organization.

The information you share in the giving process is used only by US Bank to transact the gift and is never transferred to our organization or the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The only information we will receive is your name, address and amount of your gift in order to acknowledge and confirm your gift for IRS purposes. Your information will not be shared with any other group or organization.

There is no charge to you for using either the fund transfer or credit card option in this giving program.

We thank you for considering a gift to the OYM. To make your gift now, simply complete the form on this page. When you click the "Make A Donation" button, you will open a series of secure pages, directly connected to the secure epayment system managed by US Bank. To continue your gift giving process click on "Pay without Registering". The fund name to which you are donating, preceded by a four-digit identification code, will be listed in the "Donation to" fields throughout these secure giving pages. This will assure you that your gift is being properly registered and recorded.

If you prefer to mail your gift, you may send checks to:

Office of Youth Ministry
20 Archbishop May Drive
St. Louis, MO 63119

Thank you for considering a gift that will allow us to carry on the work of Jesus Christ here in our community. Thank you for supporting young people, young adults and youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Youth ministry. We at the Office of Youth Ministry are give thanks to the Lord for you and your generosity. Be assured of our continued prayers for you. If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone from the Office of Youth Ministry please call 314.633.2500.

Thank you and God bless you!

Recent Tax Legislation Provides Tax-Wise Charitable Giving Opportunities.

For 2006 and 2007, charitable gifts from IRAs will take on special appeal for many donors 70½ and older under legislation enacted earlier this year. The new law sets the groundwork for:

• Simpler IRA gifts that are made directly from the donor’s IRA account to the charity.
• IRA gifts with potentially better tax results. (It will not be necessary in certain cases to report donated funds from IRA as income and attempt to offset the reported income with a charitable deduction; gifted funds will simply not be included as income and no deduction is taken.)
• Gifts from donors who have not used IRAs for charitable gifts in the past. (The new law will particulary benefit certain donors that do not itemize or whose charitable deductions are subject to limitation.)
• For information contact Sr. M. Consolata, Director of Youth Ministry at 314.633.2508 or srmconsolata@archstl.org.