Supporting Howard County families in crisis.
Building pathways to lasting stability.
For donors ready to make a substantial gift — through stock, an endowment, a donor-advised fund, a wire, or a planned gift — this is where that gift finds its home, funding Access, Education, Stabilization, and Wealth Building for Howard County families and beyond.
A Howard County institution, built by a Howard County family.
The Alani Jacob Foundation is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland — inside the same county where the families we serve are navigating school systems, housing courts, and disability benefits offices. When you give, you’re not funding a distant program office. You’re funding crisis navigation for a neighbor.
Gifts that move fast, with the best tax treatment for you.
Stock & Securities
Gift appreciated stock, mutual funds, or exchange-traded funds directly to Crystal Life Ministries. Often a larger gift at a lower cost to you than selling first and donating cash.
Request transfer instructions →Donor-Advised Fund Grant
Recommend a grant through Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or your own donor-advised fund sponsor — no card, no personal check required.
Legal name: Crystal Life Ministries
Federal Tax ID: 99-3987352
Wire Transfer
For larger gifts, international gifts, or institutional grants that move faster by wire than by card. We’ll send routing details directly.
Request wire instructions →Employer Matching Gift
Many employers match donations dollar-for-dollar — some 2:1 or higher. Ask your human resources team or giving portal, using the legal name and federal tax ID above.
Need documentation? →Maryland Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit
We’re pursuing an allocation under Maryland’s Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit Program, which would add a state tax credit on top of the federal deduction for qualifying gifts. If a gift like this is on your radar, tell us — donor interest helps make the case for the allocation, and we’ll keep you posted.
Flag your interest →Historic Tax Credit Investment — Rockfort Hall
Rockfort Hall is a contributing structure in the Saltsburg Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992 — which can make its rehabilitation eligible for the federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit and Pennsylvania’s state Historic Preservation Tax Credit. These credits are generally accessed through a capital partner or investor structure rather than a simple cash gift. If you or your firm invest in historic rehabilitation, let’s talk about structuring a Rockfort Hall investment together.
Discuss a historic tax credit investment →Online Gift — One-Time or Monthly
Prefer a card, bank transfer, Apple Pay, or Google Pay? Give any amount online in under a minute.
Give online →Gifts of what you already own.
Real estate, vehicles, life insurance, retirement assets, an endowment, and legacy commitments.
Real Estate
Gift residential, commercial, or vacant property outright, through a bargain sale, or with a retained life estate. We’ll walk through valuation and title with you before anything moves.
Start a real estate conversation →Vehicle Donation
Donate a car, van, or truck — in running condition or not — to support family transportation needs or Rockfort Hall logistics.
Arrange a vehicle donation →Life Insurance
Name Crystal Life Ministries / The Alani Jacob Foundation as a beneficiary of an existing policy, or gift a paid-up policy directly — no impact on your current cash flow.
Talk through a policy gift →Endowment Gift
Make a gift to establish or grow The Alani Jacob Foundation’s endowment — principal invested for the long term, its income permanently sustaining SAFE HUB and Rockfort Hall.
Discuss an endowment gift →Planned & Legacy Giving
Name Crystal Life Ministries / The Alani Jacob Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, trust, or retirement account — such as an Individual Retirement Account or a 401(k) plan — any amount, no minimum.
Talk it through with us →The specific needs most nonprofits never name. We’re naming ours.
Leadership & Board Expertise
Serve as a board member, advisor, or mentor, bringing nonprofit governance, legal, financial, or industry expertise to a fast-growing organization.
Offer your expertise →Professional Services
Legal, accounting, architecture, or skilled trades for the Rockfort Hall rebuild — donated services move the mission as directly as cash.
Offer a service →Printing & Publishing Support
Donate print runs, design services, or materials for the Just Like Me children’s book series and program materials families rely on.
Offer printing support →Technology & Equipment
Donate computers, software licenses, audio-visual equipment, or technology support services that keep SAFE HUB navigation and our team running day to day.
Offer technology →Operational & Administrative Assistance
Give skilled time or in-kind staffing support for bookkeeping, human resources, grants administration, or office operations — the unglamorous work that keeps programs open.
Offer operational help →Corporate & Institutional Partnership
Sponsor a Wealth Forward event, a Fellowship cohort, Rockfort Hall’s rebuild, or an AI & Strategy Services engagement — with recognition built in.
Start a partnership conversation →Sponsor a Book
Put Aiden’s Kisses or Healing Through the Hard Days directly into the hands of a family or mom who needs it — single copies or bulk orders.
Sponsor a copy →Every gift, accounted for.
Crystal Life Ministries is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) public charity operating publicly as The Alani Jacob Foundation, headquartered in Howard County, Maryland. Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and it funds direct programming — SAFE HUB crisis navigation, Rockfort Hall’s historic rebuild, the Future Leaders Fellowship, and the Just Like Me publishing series — not overhead.
“I built this organization because I lived the moment when every system failed at the same time. However you choose to give, you’re closing that gap for a family who’s living it right now.” — Salima Levy, M.B.A. · Founder & Executive Director
Considering a substantial gift — or have something to offer that isn’t cash?
Stock, real estate, a vehicle, a life insurance policy, board expertise, printing, technology, or operational help — tell us what you’re considering and we’ll walk you through it directly.
Turn the car you don’t need into help a family does.
Cars, trucks, boats, and RVs, running or not. Free pickup, and you receive a tax-deductible receipt. Our vehicle donation program is operated by NCS Vehicle Donations.