Giving at Reality
Why We Give
As followers of Jesus, we give in response to the grace and generosity of God. Our giving is not a legalistic compulsion, but rather a cheerful offering of whatever amount God has placed on our hearts by His grace (2 Corinthians 9:7). This “grace-giving” is generous, willing, God-directed, sacrificial, active, and motivated by love (2 Corinthians 8:2-8). We consider giving an act of worship to the Lord, which is why we make space every Sunday for a public offering. And once a month, we read a Generosity Prayer together to posture our hearts toward the generosity of Christ.
Ways to Give
You can always give cash or check in the offering on Sundays, and here are some other ways to give.
Donate Online
With Planning Center Online, you can easily give online and even set up recurring payments.
Mail Donations
You can mail any physical donations and checks to our offices at:
Reality San Francisco
1325 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Gift Stock or Cryptocurrency
Overflow makes it easy to donate both stock and cryptocurrency, which actually has benefits for both the giver and the receiving charity. If you would like to learn more about Overflow, you can visit their FAQ page.
Use Amazon Smile
When you shop through AmazonSmile, the foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase prices of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
Where to Give
If you donate online, you’ll be presented with a dropdown of three options of where to donate:
General Fund
Your donation contributes to our general ministry and operations with 15% designated towards Justice & Outreach, Benevolence, and Church Planting efforts.
Building Fund
We invite you to consider contributing to our Building Fund, which contributes to our debt pay down, maintenance, and other special projects and upgrades to our building.
Financial Reporting
Reality seeks to be above reproach in our stewardship of God’s financial resources given to the local church. We maintain an open-book policy, and beginning in 2019, we have chosen to be annually audited by an independent Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which is the national standard governed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). A full audit is the highest level of audit services.
Fiscal Year Financials:
Reality SF is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). ECFA certification is based on Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fundraising. When an organization is certified by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountability. View our ECFA press release here.
Ministry Expenses
Justice & Outreach: Includes financial partnerships with Renewal Partner Organizations, partial financial support of local missionaries, and giving to Bay-Area church plants. See breakdown below.
Benevolence: Through a discerning Benevolence Team, we care for families and individuals within our church who are in need of emergency financial assistance, practical support, and prayer.
Monthly Financial Reports
If you’d like to receive a Monthly Financial Reports email about our giving and how it’s lining up with our annual budget and monthly giving goals, subscribe to this list.
Contact Us
If you have any other questions, please email give@realitysf.com.
Our Generosity Prayer
Godliness with contentment is great gain. We bring nothing into this world, and we take nothing out of it. We who call Jesus Lord devote ourselves to resisting greed, which plunges the human heart into ruin, and pierces it with many griefs. We are determined to practice generosity with free hearts, fixing our hope on God and not the uncertainty of wealth. We desire to be rich in good deeds and willing to share all that we have, laying up for ourselves treasure that will not decay but will shine in the age to come.