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Modest Needs

CONTACTING MODEST NEEDS BY EMAIL

Modest Needs receives a large number of emails daily. For a prompt response from the person best qualified to help you, please send your question or comment to the email address below that most closely matches your reason for writing.

We do our best to respond to all correspondence within one business day.

Looking For Help? To save time, instead of sending mail, please go directly to our online application form. Completing this form is the first step in applying for a grant from Modest Needs.

For Issues Related To:	Please Send Mail To:
Questions you might have about whether your or your household might qualify to apply for a Modest Needs grant	doiqualifymodestneeds.org
General comments or questions about Modest Needs not already answered in our comprehensive FAQ pages, other than those related to whether you or your household might qualify to apply for help from Modest Needs	general.questionsmodestneeds.org
Your support of Modest Needs, including questions about how to give, help making one-time contributions (including gifts of securities) or help to create or manage a recurring contribution	donor.supportmodestneeds.org
Members of the media who have questions about Modest Needs, or who would like to request an interview	media.relationsmodestneeds.org
Our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Gift Acceptance Policy	privacy.policymodestneeds.org
Reactivation of an inactive account, or for Technical Support issues not addressed in our Tech Support FAQ	tech.supportmodestneeds.org
Software bugs impacting the usability or appearance of the Modest Needs website	bug.reportsmodestneeds.org

CONTACTING MODEST NEEDS BY TELEPHONE

Modest Needs' telephone number is (844) 667-3776.

COVID-19 OFFICE CLOSURE / ALTERNATE CONTACT INFORMATION
Modest Needs remains open during the COVID-19 crisis. However, due to workplace restrictions imposed by the city and state of New York, all of Modest Needs' employees are working remotely without regular access to telephone and voicemails. While you may choose to leave a phone message for us, PLEASE be aware that it may take us anywhere between 7 and 10 business days to respond to your voicemail. Under these circumstances, email is ABSOLUTELY the best way to contact Modest Needs with questions about our program, applying for help, or making a contribution. We'll reopen our phone lines as soon as we receive word that it's safe to return to our office. Meanwhile, we'd like to thank you in advance for your cooperation and for reaching out to us via email rather than phone during this unprecedented time.

COVID-19 OFFICE CLOSURE / ALTERNATE CONTACT INFORMATION

Modest Needs remains open during the COVID-19 crisis. However, due to workplace restrictions imposed by the city and state of New York, all of Modest Needs' employees are working remotely without regular access to telephone and voicemails.

While you may choose to leave a phone message for us, PLEASE be aware that it may take us anywhere between 7 and 10 business days to respond to your voicemail. Under these circumstances, email is ABSOLUTELY the best way to contact Modest Needs with questions about our program, applying for help, or making a contribution.

We'll reopen our phone lines as soon as we receive word that it's safe to return to our office. Meanwhile, we'd like to thank you in advance for your cooperation and for reaching out to us via email rather than phone during this unprecedented time.

SENDING MAIL TO MODEST NEEDS

If you'd like to send a paper letter or contribution by check to Modest Needs, please write to:

Modest Needs Foundation
33 Irving Place, FL 5
New York, NY 10003

Please note that Modest Needs does not have any way to process requests for assistance or hard-copies of documentation we've received from an applicant via regular mail.

For our applicants' security, we immediately shred any applications or hard-copies of documentation that we receive via regular mail