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Why Give

The extraordinary generosity and commitment of our alumni, parents, and friends helps to maintain the excellence of a St. George's education and enables us to be a school on the rise. In fact, one third of our yearly budget comes from philanthropic support via the St. George's Fund and the Endowment. These resources allow us to strengthen our academic, athletics, and arts programs, while keeping tuition increases as low as possible.

The excellence of the St. George’s experience is a result of the generous support of current and past parents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends. We work diligently to give our students the individual attention, academic resources and community support they need to grow and thrive. Your gifts make doing so a possibility.

What to Support

Ways to Give

Cash or ACH Direct Payment

Cash gifts — which are essential to the St. George’s Fund, endowment and capital needs — are fully tax-deductible (for those who itemize) and provide the most convenient form of giving. Checks may be sent to:
St. George's School
Advancement Office
372 Purgatory Road
Middletown, RI 02842

ACH direct payments are a convenient way to make a gift directly from your online checking account.

Acct Name: St George’s School
School Address: 372 Purgatory Road, Middletown, RI 02842
Acct Number: 23659238
ABA Number: 011500120
Bank: Citizen’s Bank, One Citizen’s Plaza, Providence, RI 02903

Credit Cards

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

The Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is becoming an increasingly popular way to make a charitable gift. DAFs can provide you with immediate tax benefits while making your charitable giving easier. Here are two simple ways you can make a gift through your DAF:

Make an outright gift by suggesting a grant to St. George’s School.
Designate St. George’s School to receive all or a portion of the fund value upon the termination of the fund.

You can select the option that best suits your philanthropic and financial goals to support St. George’s School. Just contact your fund administrator to request a distribution or beneficiary form or download the appropriate form(s) from your administrator’s website.

If you include St. George’s School in your plans, please let us know and use our legal name and federal tax ID.
Legal Name: St. George’s School
Address: P.O. Box 1910, Newport, RI 02840
Federal Tax ID Number: 05-025-9009

Recurring Gifts

By committing to a recurring gift, you are providing St. George’s with consistent and reliable funding for students and faculty through a monthly gift. It’s easy to enroll with a debit or credit card using our safe and secure online giving form. Just "Fix It and Forget It"!

How it works:

You determine the amount of your monthly donation.
SG will charge the gift to your credit card on (or about) the 15th of every month.
Your online donation is secure and flexible and, while your gift is active, you will receive fewer requests for your support throughout the year.

Securities

If you hold securities which would result in a long-term capital gain if sold, you can make an outright gift to St. George’s and realize substantial savings on capital gains tax on the appreciation. Thus, the actual cost to you as a donor is often far less than the value of your gift to the school. It is recommended that you consult with your tax advisor to discuss the latest IRS rules and regulations.

It's simple to make a gift of stock to St. George's! Click here to learn more.

Personal Property

Planned Gifts

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)

What is a QCD and how can it support the St. George’s Fund?
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a withdrawal from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) that is sent directly to a charity (i.e. The St. George’s Fund). In other words, the funds don’t pass through your hands. You instruct your IRA custodian to send the funds straight to St. George’s.

Are you sure I am eligible to do this?
Are you 70 1⁄2 or older (at the time of the donation)? If you answered yes we are in luck!

What’s in it for me?
While you will be supporting St. George’s you will also be reducing your taxes. Once you reach 70 1⁄2 you are required to withdraw funds annually from your IRA and report the distributions as income on your tax returns. So, if you’re required to withdraw $10,000 from your IRA in 2018, that may increase your income this year by $10,000. Who wants to see their taxes get raised? Keeping your taxable income lower may reduce the impact to certain tax credits and deductions, including Social Security and Medicare.

How much can I contribute to St. George’s via a QCD?
You can transfer as much as $100,000 a year from your IRA to any combination of qualified charities, and none of that money would be taxed. And the limit is $100,000 a year per person - not per IRA.

When do I need to start working on this for my donation this year?
For a QCD to count towards your current year’s Required Minimum Distributions (RMD), the funds must come out of your IRA by your RMD deadline, generally Dec. 31. Don’t wait until Dec. 29 to get started! Recommendations are to reach out to your IRA adviser now.

You can learn more about QCDs on the IRS website. For wiring instructions or any questions, please reach out to Director of the St. George's Fund Jennifer Breslin at 401-842-6741 or jennifer_breslin@stgeorges.edu.

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Contact Us

401-842-6756
helen_cassels@stgeorges.edu