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Casa Serena Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) organization EIN #95-2862385.
Your donation is fully tax deductible to the extent of the law and there are many ways to donate.
Cash Donation
Casa Serena provides many ways to donate to our cause by cash, check or electronic transfer.
Please make your check payable to Casa Serena, Inc. and send to:
1900 State Street Suite G, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Bank ACH Transfer
Venmo: @Casa-Serena
Directly From Your Retirement Account
Funds sent directly from your IRA to a charity are called a Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD. You must be 70 ½ or older to be eligible to make a QCD.
Benefit to you: A QCD can be counted toward your current year’s required minimum distribution (RMD). An RMD is the amount that must be withdrawn from an IRA (traditional, SEP, etc.) each year once you turn 72. The IRS requires a certain percentage is withdrawn and that amount is taxed as ordinary income. QCDs will reduce the taxable amount of your RMD and they are generally more tax efficient than sending a check.
To make a donation via QCD you would need to directly transfer the funds from your IRA custodian to Casa Serena.
Donor Advisor Funds
Donor Advised Funds allows you to move appreciated stock or cash into a separate account that is titled as your Charitable Fund.
The new 2018 tax bill has standard deductions going up and some charitable gifts that might have been deductible in 2017 may not be in 2018. However, in most cases, there is a way to work around this change without losing deductibility of charitable donations by using a Donor Advised Fund.
Benefit to you: The year you transfer funds in, you receive a tax deduction for that year for the full amount you transferred in, without having to pay any capital gains on the appreciated stock. You are then able to donate money to Casa Serena or any other organization from the Charitable Fund at any point. The funds that are not donated immediately can be invested for tax-free growth.
If you are interested in opening a Donor Advised Fund, or have any additional questions, please contact Lisette Fraser, our CEO, at 805-444-8072 or email LFraser@CasaSerena.org
Giving Through Your Estate
You can designate Casa Serena as a beneficiary in your will or a designated beneficiary of your Retirement Plan or Life Insurance Policies.
Benefit to you: Planned giving does not impact your financial resources today but allows you to have an impact in the future. Giving through your estate can generate a charitable estate tax deduction.
Talk to your Estate Planning Attorney or Financial Professional to include Casa Serena as a beneficiary.
Appreciated Securities
If you have stock or mutual fund positions in your investment portfolio that have large capital gains, you can donate those directly to Casa Serena.
Benefit to you: You will not have to pay capital gains on the appreciated portion and you receive a deduction for the full gifting amount. Casa Serena does not pay taxes on appreciated stock.
If you are interested in donating appreciated securities to Casa Serena, please contact Lisette Fraser, our Executive Director, at 805-444-8072 or email LFraser@CasaSerena.org. She will send you the electronic transfer instructions that you will need to send to your broker to initiate the transfer.
Evidence of Our Success
Recovery that holds, after treatment ends.
We have been treating women with trauma, mental health and substance use disorders for over 67 years and are dedicated to ensuring a high rate of success and positive outcomes in every category.
Sobriety and Independence
68% Remained Sober
12 months after
90.9% Were Employed
9 months after
Emotional Wellbeing
72.7% reported improved self‑esteem upon completing treatment.
Upon completion
After 4 weeks
Upon completion
Behavioral Progress
81.2% Reductions in Behavior Patterns
81.2% reported reductions in trauma‑related behavior patterns.
100% Better Understanding and Support
100% reported a better understanding of how to support their recovery.
Relationships and Connection
89.5% Improved Conflict Management
Upon completion
79% Decrease in Feelings of Hopelessness
Upon completion
100% Improved Relationships
Upon completion
The Need For Support
Statistics for Mental Health & Addiction
50% of all women will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime
74% of women struggling with addiction reported experiencing sexual abuse
4.3 million women struggle with managing their mental health
221 million women a year use illicit drugs during their pregnancy.
80 babies are born in the United States every day with a substance dependency, and it can take 14 years for their symptoms to subside
1 out of every 6 women have been the victim of sexual assault in the United States
- Women are twice as likely to develop PTSD and experience a longer duration of past Traumatic Stress symptoms.
- Women experience depression at nearly twice the rate of men, and occurs most frequently in women ages 23 to 44.
- Panic Disorders occur earlier in women, and are more likely to have multiple psychiatric disorders in their lifetime than men.
- Women who have experienced sexual abuse are 5 times more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.