Beth Yam Donations

This web page provides guidance covering the following types of contributions to Congregation Beth Yam. Please scroll down to find the donation type of your choice.

• Beth Yam General Fund and Dedicated Funds Donations
• Friends of Congregation Beth Yam Fund Donations
• Beth Yam Sisterhood Donations
• Beth Yam Men’s Club Donations
• Beth Yam Dues and Capital Reserve Fund Payments
• Beth Yam Endowment Fund Donations

BETH YAM GENERAL FUND AND DEDICATED FUNDS: There are two ways to make these donations.

• Online using your credit card securely processed by PayPal. Please note that you are not charged any credit card processing fees for these donations.
• By cash or check delivered by regular mail or personally delivered at the Beth Yam office.

Online Donation: To make an online donation using your credit card, please read the following information and then click here and you will be taken to a Congregation Beth Yam Donation Form. Fill in the information on the form and click on the submit button at the bottom. You will then be taken to a secure PayPal form to process your credit card payment. You do not need a PayPal account, you may use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card. When you complete and submit your payment, you will receive an email confirming your donation information and another email confirming your credit card payment. Congregation Beth Yam is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to the IRS. You should check with your accountant to determine whether you can deduct all, or any part, of your donations. We appreciate and thank you for your generosity.

Please note we are currently only accepting online donations for the following funds:

– Adult Education Fund	– Back Pack Buddies Fund	– Bellet March of the Living Fund
– Caplan Dedicated Fund	– Care Fund	– Endowment Fund
– Flower Fund	– Friends of Beth Yam Fund	– General (Operating) Fund
– Israel Events Fund	– Landscape Fund	– Music Staff Fund
– Music Support Fund	– Prayer Book Fund	– Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
– Rabbi’s Library Fund	– Rabbi’s Religious Development Fund	– Religious School Fund
– Ritual Fund	– Ruth D. Hilsen Memorial Fund	– Tzedakah/Social Action Fund
– Youth Group Fund

Check or Cash Donation: To make a donation by check or cash to our General Fund or one of our dedicated funds, please complete a Contribution Form, make your check payable to “Congregation Beth Yam“, and mail both to the address printed on the form. We appreciate and thank you for your generosity.

Donations by check or cash may be made to the following Congregation Beth Yam funds:

– Adult Education Fund	– Back Pack Buddies Fund	– Bellet March of the Living Fund
– Caplan Dedicated Fund	– Care Fund	– Endowment Fund
– Flower Fund	– Friends of Beth Yam Fund	– General (Operating) Fund
– Israel Events Fund	– Landscape Fund	– Music Staff Fund
– Music Support Fund	– Prayer Book Fund	– Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
– Rabbi’s Library Fund	– Rabbi’s Religious Development Fund	– Religious School Fund
– Ritual Fund	– Ruth D. Hilsen Memorial Fund	– Tzedakah/Social Action Fund
– Youth Group Fund

Please complete the form fully, including the fund of your choice, the name, address, and Zip code of the person you wish to receive the acknowledgment, as well as YOUR name, address, and zip code.

FRIENDS OF CONGREGATION BETH YAM

A synagogue is where Judaism is nurtured and the Jewish community is created and maintained. We continue to keep our dues at affordable levels, but they only cover 60% of our operational costs. Additional financial support is needed to enrich our congregational life through quality programs and services and to foster the mitzvah of tzedakah that recognizes our obligation to ensure that every Jewish family that wants to be a part of our congregational family has that opportunity. The Friends of Beth Yam allow us to excel in these areas. Your gift, no matter how large or small, can make a difference in our congregational life and allow us to continue to shine as the center of Jewish spiritual and communal life in the Lowcountry. Congregation Beth Yam is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to the IRS. You should check with your accountant to determine whether you can deduct all, or any part, of your payments. If you have any questions, call the Temple office at 843-689-2178.

Please see above to make a donation online, or by cash/check  and Become a Friend of Congregation Beth Yam. We appreciate and thank you for your generosity.

BETH YAM SISTERHOOD DONATIONS

There are two ways to make donations to the Congregation Beth Yam Sisterhood.

• Online Donation: Credit card donations are securely processed by PayPal. Please note that you are not charged any credit card processing fees for Sisterhood donations. To make an online donation using your credit card, please read the following information and then click here and you will be taken to a Congregation Beth Yam Sisterhood Donation Form. Fill in the information on the form and click on the submit button at the bottom. You will then be taken to a secure PayPal form to process your credit card payment. You do not need a PayPal account, you may use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card. When you complete and submit your payment, you will receive an email confirming your donation information and another email confirming your credit card payment. Congregation Beth Yam is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to the IRS. You should check with your accountant to determine whether you can deduct all, or any part, of your donations.
• Check or Cash Donation: To make a donation by check or cash to any of the Sisterhood Funds, please complete a Beth Yam Sisterhood Contribution Form, click here, make your check payable to “Congregation Beth Yam Sisterhood”, and mail both to the address printed on the form.

We appreciate and thank you for your generosity.

BETH YAM MEN’S CLUB DONATIONS

There are two ways to make donations and pay for events for the Congregation Beth Yam Men’s Club.

• Online Donation: Credit card donations are securely processed by PayPal. You are not charged any credit card processing fees for Men’s Club donations. To make an online donation using your credit card, please read the following information and then click here and you will be taken to the Congregation Beth Yam Men’s Club Event and Donation Forms. Fill in the information on the form and click on the submit button at the bottom. You will then be taken to a secure PayPal form to process your credit card payment. You do not need a PayPal account, you may use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card. When you complete and submit your payment, you will receive an email confirming your donation information and another email confirming your credit card payment. Congregation Beth Yam is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to the IRS. You should check with your accountant to determine whether you can deduct all, or any part, of your donations.
• Check or Cash Donation: To make a donation by check or cash to any of the Men’s Club events, please complete the appropriate Beth Yam Men’s Club Form, click here, make your check payable to “Beth Yam Men’s Club”, and mail both to the address printed on the form.

We appreciate and thank you for your generosity.

BETH YAM DUES AND/OR CAPITAL RESERVE FUND ONLINE PAYMENTS FOR FY 2023-2024

To make your Beth Yam Dues and/or Capital Reserve Fund payments using your credit card, please click here and you will be taken to our new Online Payment and Donations page. Congregation Beth Yam is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to the IRS. You should check with your accountant to determine whether you can deduct all, or any part, of your payments. If you have any questions, call the Temple office at 843-689-2178.

Please Note: By paying using your credit card, the amount of your Dues and Capital Reserve Fund obligations are increased by 2.3 percent to cover the processing fees charged to Beth Yam by the credit card company.

BETH YAM ENDOWMENT FUND

Beth Yam’s founders invested in a vison – a strong Jewish community in the Low country centered around a full-service synagogue. The Beth Yam Endowment Fund was created to protect the long-term sustainability of Beth Yam for now and the future.  It provides an opportunity for each Beth Yam member to ensure that his or her dreams, passions and aspirations for Beth Yam endure and prosper long after they are gone. Click here to learn more about the Beth Yam Endowment Fund and the answers to some key endowment questions.

The Trustees of the Beth Yam Endowment have located an excellent guide, Organizing Your Estate Plan and Financial Information to assist you.  If you are interested in viewing or downloading a copy, please click here.