Giving Opportunities
Give Online
Visit our donation page here!
Give by Check
Mail your donation payble to Stratford Friends School, 2 Bishop Hollow Road Newtown Square, PA 19073
The Stratford Fund
Gifts to The Stratford Fund are unrestricted donations that support all aspects of our school and help fill the gap between tuition and the true cost of an SFS education. Click here to learn more about The Stratford Fund.
Scholarship Fund
Every year our students rely on financial aid. Supporting the Scholarship fund helps make a Stratford Friends education possible for our unique learners.
Support an Event
Become a community partner by sponsoring our 2024 Auction Event. Click here for more details.
Creative Ways to Give with Larger Tax Benefits:
EITC or OSTC
If you or your company pays taxes in Pennsylvania, you can support Stratford Friends students with financial need through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. Learn more here.
Planned Giving
Include Stratford Friends in your estate plans. Your gift can cost you nothing now. Leave a lasting legacy to Stratford Friends School and become a member of the 1976 Society! Click here to learn more about Planned Giving.
Donor Advised Funds
You can support SFS through Vanguard Charitable or other donor-advised funds. Stratford Friends School holds 501(c)3 non-profit status. Our federal tax EIN number is 23-1999828.
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you are 70 ½ years of age or older and do not need all of the income from your IRA for living expenses, consider making gifts to SFS directly from your IRA. It will help you meet your required minimum distribution for the year, and the distribution is not treated as taxable income for you or SFS. This allows you to avoid paying income tax on a required distribution that you do not need. You can make gifts of up to $100,000 annually.
This is a great way to give tax-advantaged retirement assets from your IRA during your lifetime. The IRA Charitable Rollover was made permanent in December 2015.
To make this gift, contact your IRA plan administrator. The funds must be transferred directly from your IRA account to Stratford Friends School (note: no other retirement plans qualify for this rollover). Instruct your IRA plan administrator to make checks payable to Stratford Friends School and send to:
Stratford Friends School
Attn: Advancement Office
2 Bishop Hollow Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Gifts of Appreciated Stock
Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks, and bonds offer tremendous tax incentives. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a two-fold tax benefit, creating an income tax deduction as well as helping avoid the capital gains tax that would have been due on their sale.
Shares should be delivered via DTC wire #2803 to U.S. Bank N.A., Institutional Code and Bank Agent #12278, for deposit into account #10996-01-J, Friends Fiduciary Corporation, Quaker Growth & Income Fund Participation Income Account.
Friends Fiduciary charges an administrative fee of $27.50 per security, per constituent investor beneficiary. For non-constituent investor beneficiaries, the fee is $45.
After requesting transfer, please inform Stratford Friends School’s Advancement Office of your gift with the name of the stock and number of shares. You can email [email protected].
For more information, you can download the Stock Gift Form here!
Other Ways to Support SFS:
Matching Gifts
Corporate Matching Gifts can double, or in some cases triple, the size of your contribution. Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gifts to elementary, middle, or special education schools. It is as simple as sending your gift to us and filling out the company’s matching gift form. We are happy to help you complete any required paperwork and provide documentation of our 501(c)3 status.
Gifts In-Kind
Car Donation
Have a car that you would like to donate? Click on the link here and Stratford Friends School can benefit from your donation.
Gifts to Stratford Friends While You Shop
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Box Tops – Box Tops is changing to fit today’s families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Download the app here!
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Rite Aide – With RXfundraising, every time you fill a prescription or shop at your local Rite Aid using your wellness+ rewards number, you will be supporting SFS! Simply register with RXfundraising here and use your Rite Aid wellness+ rewards number!
- Coca-Cola Gives – Turn your Coca-Cola product purchases into cash donations to SFS! Simply send in your bottle caps or tabs (12, 24 or 36 pkgs.) from participating Coca-Cola products. Learn more here!
Volunteer
If you have any questions about making a gift to Stratford Friends School or about the impact your gift can have please call Kim McDermott, our Director of Advancement, at 610-886-4339 or send an email to [email protected].
Please consult your tax professionals if you have specific tax related questions regarding your charitable gift.
The CARES Act 2020
What does it all mean for supporting Stratford Friends?
The CARES Act was passed on March 27, 2020 to help support our country economically during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Among many other provisions, the bill made changes to encourage charitable giving to nonprofits to recognize the important role we are playing in healthcare, social services, and education during this difficult time. Revisions to the Internal Revenue Code are intended to encourage charitable giving. As a result, your direct support of Stratford Friends this year could benefit you on your 2020 tax return. Here’s how:
$300 Above-the-Line Deduction (Must Take Standard Deduction)
Charitable deductions are back! If you take the standard deduction on your 2020 tax return (the one that you’ll file in 2021), you can claim a brand new “above-the-line” deduction of up to $300 for cash donations to charity you make this year! Donations to donor advised funds and certain organizations that support charities are not deductible. Normally, you have to itemize on Schedule A to get a tax break for charitable donations. In this case, though, it’s the other way around—if you itemize, you can’t take this new deduction.
60% of AGI Limit Waived (Must Itemize)
If you itemize on Schedule A of your tax return, you can claim a deduction for your charitable donations. However, the amount you can deduct for cash contributions is generally limited to 60% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). Any cash donations over that amount can be carried over for up to five years and deducted later.
The CARES Act lifts the 60% of AGI limit for cash donations made in 2020 (although there’s still a 100% of AGI limit on all charitable contributions). That means itemizers can deduct more of their charitable cash contributions this year, which will hopefully boost charitable giving. As with the new above-the-line deduction, donations to donor advised funds and supporting organizations don’t count.
Corporate & Business Limits Increase, as well!
For corporations, The CARES Act raises the annual deduction limit for eligible charitable contributions from 10% to 25% of their taxable income. This means that your company’s gift to Stratford Friends School this year can help save on federal income tax.
This article is helpful: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/taxes/T054-S001-cares-act-expands-charitable-giving-tax-deductions/index.html
