Donation Recipients

Who can you donate to?

You may send support for any of our Partners, Appointees, On-Trackers, approved projects or to the General Fund. You may do this by sending a check, joining our Easy-Giving EFT Program, giving a one-time gift by credit card or giving through our Planned Giving Options.

Partners

We receive financial support for our Partners and credit it to their accounts. We operate a pooled fund, which allows us to pay their allowance, whether or not enough money has come in for them that month. You may also send a personal gift (non tax-deductible) for birthday, Christmas or other reason. Our partners often are involved in different ministry projects, which you may give to specifically (tax-deductible).

Financial Support covers expenses such as:

• Living allowances, housing, and taxes
• Medical, pension and professional fees
• Language study for partners and schooling for their children
• Ministry expenses, administration and pastoral care

Appointees

Appointees have been accepted by Interserve USA but have not yet gone out for their first term. Appointees must raise pledges for their complete level of support and all of their one-time expenses (outfitting) before they can go to their place of service. When you donate support for an appointee, you may give either toward support or outfitting expenses, whichever you indicate.

Outfitting expenses includes such start-up costs as:

• Inoculations, travel papers and initial airfare overseas
• A computer or special equipment needed for ministry in their particular field of service
• One month’s living allowance to assist them in out-going preparations
• Support includes ongoing expenses that begin on arrival in the place of service such as:
• Living allowances, housing and taxes
• Medical, pension and professional fees
• Language study for partners and schooling for the children
• Ministry expenses, administration and pastoral care

On-Trackers (Short Term Partners)

An On-Tracker is one who has decided to do a short term of service (one month to one year). Support for On-Trackers provides for food, housing and other living expenses, plus inoculations, travel papers and airfare to the country of service.

Projects

Projects consist of a variety of opportunities to meet specific needs of people we serve. All projects are approved and supported by designated gifts.

General Fund

The General Fund is primarily for the operation of Interserve USA’s headquarters office. Here, we serve you and our partners by supporting partners in all stages of their service. We also facilitate short termers and support our retirees.

Support for the General Fund provides funds that help cover the main office costs. This includes:

• Processing applications, giving appropriate training, caring for them pastorally
• Processing donations, sending out receipts, taking care of medical bills, doing tax returns, sending them their monthly support
• Sending out Partner newsletters, postage, preparing prayer cards