Donating to Nonprofits Supporting Individuals with Disabilities

Ways to Give

Your Gift Transforms Lives!

Every contribution to Penn-Mar fuels the bold ideas and essential supports that help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live vibrant, self-directed lives. Whether it's a one-time gift or a long-term investment, your support creates opportunity, connection, and the chance to live courageously.

Ways to Give

Make a Gift

One-Time Gift

A single, generous donation that creates lasting change. Perfect for giving in the moment or during a special campaign.

Recurring Gift

Make a difference all year long. Set up a monthly or quarterly gift that provides steady, reliable support.

Tribute Gift

Honor a loved one by giving in their name. We’ll use your gift to support people with disabilities to live with dignity and joy.

Planned Giving

Leave a Legacy

The Penn-Mar Legacy Society honors individuals and families who include Penn-Mar in their estate plans to support the future of people with disabilities.

Joining is simple—just name The Penn-Mar Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, or other assets. You can remain anonymous or allow us to recognize your generosity.

Want to learn more? Download our Planned Giving Guide.

In-Kind Donations

Goods & Services that
Make an Impact

From household items to specialized equipment, in-kind gifts help us stretch every dollar. Contact us before donating to ensure we can match your gift to a current need.

Contact

Tina Chan Sweenie
Associate Director of Development
tinachansweenie@penn-mar.org
(443) 491-9638

We’d love to talk with you.

Whether you’re ready to give or just exploring your options, we’re here to help. Let’s find the giving path that’s most meaningful to you.

Contact:

Kathy Rogers
Penn-Mar Foundation, Executive Director
kathyrogers@penn-mar.org
443-491-9657

Choose Your Area of Impact

Fueling What’s Most Needed

Helps Penn-Mar meet urgent needs and fund creative solutions that go beyond what government support alone can do.

Supports Career Ladders for DSPs

Supports Career Ladders, helping DSPs earn credentials, grow professionally, and stay engaged in their vital work.

Support Staff Training and Aid

Funds staff training and helps people we support access activities they may not be able to afford on their own.

Supports Residential Home Improvements

Supports improvements and updates to Penn-Mar residential homes—ensuring safe, welcoming spaces for the people we support.

Emergency Help When It’s Needed Most

Offers emergency help to team members during personal crises—because those who care for others deserve care, too.

About the Penn-Mar Foundation

The Penn-Mar Foundation exists to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to the opportunities, support, and innovation they need to thrive.

Government funding helps us meet basic needs—but Penn-Mar’s mission has never been about doing the minimum. Through the Foundation, we raise the resources needed to go further: to build a person-centered culture, invest in our team, and create bold new possibilities for the people we support.

With more than $17 million in assets under management, the Foundation empowers us to:

Your support through the Foundation helps make courageous lives possible. 

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