Frequently Asked Giving Questions
General questions
Once you enter your designation and amount, you can choose to give in USD or CAD.
You should give in the country where you live and pay taxes regardless of the citizenship of the missionary you support. Your donations will be transferred to the TeachBeyond office from which your missionary is paid or to the project/school you are supporting.
All our giving options offer anonymous giving. Please click “anonymous.”
Setting up an Account
Missionary Information
Each missionary unit (individual or couple) and TeachBeyond project is assigned an account number. This number is on every receipt or acknowledgment that you receive from TeachBeyond. If you cannot find this, please contact us.
These funds will be used for other missionaries in need or a project approved by the TeachBeyond Leadership. TeachBeyond cannot refund donations due to governmental restrictions on charitable donations.
TeachBeyond missionaries who serve between one and three years qualify for three months’ transition support with an added one month per year up to six months. This is a great help to our missionaries during their transition. TeachBeyond office staff will then cancel all recurring gifts. If you wish to stop your giving before then, please contact Donor Services or go to your giving account online and change the end date for your giving.
Most TeachBeyond missionaries raise their own prayer and financial support. Several TeachBeyond positions receive a stipend which covers some in-country expenses. Upon acceptance missionary candidates receive a support schedule which reflects their personal, family and ministry needs and the cost of living in the area of the world where they serve. TeachBeyond missionaries receive a set salary, provided the funds are available in their ministry account. All gifts given for missionary support are held in TeachBeyond’s accounting system under the designated account number. These funds remain available for the missionary for salary and ministry expenses.
Yes, TeachBeyond’s administrative allocation is normally 12% on all funds given for individual accounts and 6% for organizational projects. After 5 years of service, administrative allocation for individual accounts is decreased to 10%. Administrative Allocation funds are used by TeachBeyond to cover a wide array of administrative and ministry expenses incurred by TeachBeyond (processing donations, mailings, administering insurance and retirement plans, various home office expenses, recruiting, new candidate orientation, and others) to support the ministry of our members and project.
Other Giving Options
(Giving methods, and giving from other countries)
Make all checks/cheques payable to TeachBeyond. Do not write missionaries’ names on the memo line.
Include a paper US or Canadian support form with your first check/cheque with complete profile information. TeachBeyond will send you an acknowledgment with a tear-off portion (giving coupon) and return envelope for subsequent giving. Include the coupon with each gift to ensure accurate processing.
What is Bill Pay giving?
Donors set up TeachBeyond as a payee on their banking Bill Pay page. Bank check services mail physical checks to TeachBeyond.
How do I set up Bill Pay giving?
Please submit this Bill Pay intent form. You will receive an email from TeachBeyond within 5 days with your missionary or project’s account number along with other important information about your Bill Pay setup.USA:
TeachBeyond
PO Box 610
Downers Grove, IL 60515-0610
Canada:
TeachBeyond
2121 Henderson Hwy
Winnipeg, MB R2G 1P8
The form below provides much helpful information about the procedure and tax benefits of IRA giving. To ensure accurate processing of a gift from your IRA , please complete and submit the form to our Donor Services department. Please contact us if you have any questions about your IRA giving.
Because donor and designation information is not provided with gifts of stock, it is important to complete the following form before you give. This form also provides exact steps on how to complete your stock gift. Please contact us if you have any questions about your stock giving.
Use this link: https://give.teachbeyond.org.uk/ to give in the UK.
Donors can use their personal PayPal account or credit card on our website Giving Home – Give TeachBeyond
Donors from countries using the Euro as their currency can submit donations with appropriate designation here: TeachBeyond DE: https://teachbeyond.de/spenden/
Swiss donors can transfer funds to the following bank account:
TeachBeyond
Postfinance Bern
IBAN: CH76 0900 0000 8511 3235 9
BIC: P OFICHBEXXX
In the transfer description, please mark the designation.
For more information contact: Eliane Rühle [email protected]
Income Tax Receipts and Accountability
Yes, TeachBeyond is approved to issue tax-deductible receipts in both Canada and the USA. If you are not a citizen/resident of Canada or the USA, please see questions below regarding giving outside the US and Canada.
Our tax ID number is 16-1155027.
Donors who give with a check/cheque receive a paper acknowledgment each month with a return envelope for their next gift. Donors who give through bill pay (USA), credit card, debit card, or an EFT/PAD and provide a valid email address receive acknowledgments by email. If you are not receiving your emailed or mailed receipts/acknowledgments, please email us at [email protected] or call 800.381.0076 Ext 1 (US)/1.888.334.0055 (CA).
US: Donors receive an Annual Contribution Record each January by email.
CA: Donors receive a year-end receipt each January by mail.
USA:
TeachBeyond is ECFA accredited in the USA. This means TeachBeyond meets or exceeds the Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship. These include: Doctrinal Issues; Governance; Financial Oversight; Use of Resources and Compliance with Laws; Transparency; Compensation-Setting and Related-Party Transactions; and Stewardship of Charitable Gifts.
Canada:
TeachBeyond is an affiliate member of Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) in Canada and makes every effort to adhere to their standards.
Annual audits
Donation and financial activity are audited annually by CliftonLarsenAllen in the USA and by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada.