Donations for a Brick in the Peace Corps Plaza

MEMORIAL BRICKS

Any friend or family member can donate a Memorial Brick to the Peace Corps Legacy Plaza in honor of a deceased Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, PC staff member, or in-country host personnel.  As a distinct and dignified tribute, the memorial brick serves as a tangible and enduring acknowledgment of the individual's service to their nation and the pursuit of global peace.  See [page] for more information.

HOW TO DONATE

Online:  

• https://www.fundraisingbrick.com/online-orders/rpcvplaza/

By US Mail:  

• Send check with the completed form to P.O. Box 47011 Minneapolis, MN 55447

• Make check payable to Peace Corps Legacy Association (PLCA)

• Print and complete brick order form 

Donating through a Qualified Charitable Distribution Rollover via your IRA

•  The IRA Charitable Rollover provision of the Internal Revenue Service Code Section 408(d)(8) allows individuals who have reached age 70 1⁄2 to make qualified charitable distribution, or QCD, gifts of up to $105,000 per calendar year directly from IRAs to qualified charitable organizations. QCDs can satisfy all or part of the IRA owner’s required minimum distribution and avoid treatment of the distribution as taxable income.` 

• To initiate a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA to Peace Corps Legacy Association, your IRA trustee will need the following information: 

• Peace Corps Legacy Association 

  • P.O. Box 47011 Minneapolis, MN 55447

  • Tax ID 83-2321414

Corporate Matching Grants

• If your employer offers a matching grant program, your contribution can be doubled.  Some employers even match charitable donations made after retirement.  Check with your employer for details. 

Acknowledgements:

PCLA donors at prescribed levels will be recognized by a natural clay brick installed in the Plaza and engraved with their name(s), city and state, and host country(s) with their years of service. PCLA does not provide any goods or services in return for donations. We are a 501(c)3 organization, and your donation should be tax-deductible.

We will acknowledge your donation with a letter via email.  

No goods or services are provided in exchange for your donation.  When construction commences for PC Plaza, a brick with your information on it will be placed in the Plaza in your honor.

An announcement will be made on this website and our Facebook page when we have reached the critical number of donations to break ground for the Peace Corps Plaza.  Interim goals are currently underway to contract for a land survey, which is a precursor to getting a bid from a contractor.   Updates will be posted on this website and our Facebook page.  

PLEASE NOTE:

• All donations for bricks are final.  We contract with a 3rd party vendor to etch the bricks and they are not able to refund us.   This is stated on their order page.

Additional Donations

You can always: 

• add an additional donation when you order your personalized brick; or

• donate separately to the Peace Corps Plaza Design and Construction Planning Fund

  • ℅ [here]

• donate separately to the Peace Corps Plaza Building Fund 

  • ℅ https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/donate-to-the-peace-corps-plaza-building-fund; or

• send a check by US Mail at P.O. Box 47011 Minneapolis, MN 55447, payable to PCLA.