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Your support ensures that more individuals can receive support when they find themselves in crisis or having thoughts of suicide. You also provide us with the ability to educate those in our communities to become suicide-safer.

The mission of Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County is to save lives by providing crisis prevention, intervention, and postvention. We will reduce the stigma about suicide through compassionate support and community education.

Give by mail, phone or click the button below:

To make a donation by mail, please send your check to the address listed below. Please make the check payable to the SPCS. You can make a secure donation over the phone, or call with questions, by contacting 607.272.1505.

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service
PO BOX 6434
Ithaca, NY 14851

Why Give to Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County?

Ultimately, you should give because Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County is worth your generosity.

Your Giving Options

There are many options for supporting Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County.

Outright cash donation: Online, by phone, or by mail, you can make an outright donation of funds.

Become a Monthly Sustainer by committing to a monthly gift to a designated area that is meaningful to you. Please contact us at fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org or 607.272.1505 today!

Matching Gifts can sometimes be arranged through your employer. The Human Resources Department where you work will let you know if a Matching Gift is an option for you.

Business Gifts We often have events and programming that would benefit from your business sponsorship. Reach out to our Fund Development Manager, Joshua Forgery for more information and benefits of sponsorship for your business. fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org

Appreciated securities and stocks not only provide excellent support for the organization, but making such a gift to SPCS benefits you as well, by reducing your capital gains tax or providing a charitable deduction on your income tax.

Major Gifts & Naming Opportunities

 To learn more about major gifts, please contact us at fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org or 607.272.1505 today!

Planned Giving

A planned gift is a deferred contribution that can be made using wills and trusts, securities, or gifts of stock or property. These gifts can leave a legacy. Your legacy.  To learn more about remembering Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service in planning your will, retirement account or other long-term estate planning, please contact us at fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org or 607.272.1505 today!

Memorial & Tribute Gifts

Honor your loved ones by making a gift to Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service in their name. Please contact us at fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org or 607.272.1505 today!

Celebrating Others Through Your Gift

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County is always glad to be a part of paying tribute to a special person or people or a meaningful event. If you make a gift in honor of a person, SPCS will be pleased to send a notice to the honoree. Of course, the specific amount of the gift will be held in confidence.

Another way to pay tribute is by including in an obituary the suggestion that honorific donations made to Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service.

The name of the honoree will be displayed in our annual report, if so desired.

Please send or include donation designation to:

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service
PO BOX 6434
Ithaca, NY 14851

Choosing the Path For Your Gift

Who chooses the way your money will be spent? You do. You may designate your gift where your passion lies: SPCS Crisis Lines, Suicide Prevention Education, SPCS Staff and Volunteers or you can make an unrestricted gift that will be utilized for our greatest need.

Your Gifts at Work

At Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County, we take our responsibility to our community very seriously. We strive to provide quality education, consistent and collaborative service, and a safe and protective environment for our staff. Donations to SPCS are necessary to make that happen. Here’s what you have helped us accomplish:

  • Expansion to 24/7 operation
  • Full renovation of our business office
  • Rebranding of our organization
  • Expanded educational opportunities for community members
  • Renovation of a Training Room for our Crisis Line Counselors
  • Expansion of our Call Center to support elevated services
  • Additional Administrative staff positions to support our continued growth
  • Creation & Implementation of the Ithaca Warm Line, a preventative service supporting individuals who feel lonely
  • Creation and implementation of the SPCS LGBTQ+ Peer Support Line

None of this would happen without our supportive community. We are grateful for you.

CONTACT US

Email us at fogertyj@ithacacrisis.org or
call us at 607.272.1505 today!

Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service
PO BOX 6434
Ithaca, NY 14851

Dial 988

Local Crisis Line:  607.272.1616

LGBTQ+ Peer Support Line: 607.276.1771