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Your donations enable us to continue to make a difference in the lives of the families of our fallen first responders. Because of the generosity of donors like you, we are able to provide immediate financial support to these families as well as continued financial assistance for the rest of a widow or widower’s life.

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To make a donation online with credit card, click the button below:

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If you wish to send donations by mail, please make checks out to “N.Y. Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund” and send them via regular mail to:

N.Y. Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund
PO Box 26837
New York, NY 10087

The Tax ID Number for the N.Y. Police and Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund (dba Answer the Call) is #13-3340675.

How Donations are Used

Your donations enable us to provide financial assistance and a network of support to the families of our fallen first responders.

When there is a line of duty death, we immediately provide the family with $50,000. For the rest of each widow or widower’s life, we provide him or her with annual stipends and invite them to special events where they can meet other families and supporters.

We don’t put restrictions on the ways that our families can use the financial assistance that we provide. We leave it up to them to determine what would best serve their family’s needs.  Some families use the financial assistance for necessities like groceries and bills. Others use this assistance to help pay for their children’s college tuition and other larger expenses. While each family may use the financial assistance differently, rest assured your contribution is making a difference in the lives of these incredible families.

To learn more about how families have used their stipends, visit Stories from Our Families.

Other Ways to Donate

If you would like to make a gift of stock or cryptocurrency, please email lydia.marinelli@answerthecall.org.

Looking for other ways to make a difference in the lives of our families?  Visit our planned giving and sustained giving pages.

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