Gifts of Cash

Your tax-deductible check may be made payable to Friends School of Wilmington and mailed to:

Development Office
Friends School of Wilmington
350 Peiffer Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28409

You will receive a receipt that dates your gift based upon the postmark of the envelope or the date the gift is hand delivered to the Development Office.

Gifts Online

Instantly make a secure online gift to the Annual Fund using your credit card by going to networkforgood.org and select Friends School of Wilmington or click here.

Stock or other Marketable Securities

A gift of appreciated securities, which you have held for one year or more, is frequently the most economical way to give. You can take a federal income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date you transfer ownership to Friends School of Wilmington, and you avoid capital gains tax. The tax advantage of this gift is lost if you instruct your broker to sell the stock and send the proceeds from the sale to Friends School of Wilmington.

Matching Gifts

We urge you to check with your human resources department to see if your employer has a matching gift program. A program such as this will increase the amount of your gift, and you will receive gift credit for the total amount of your gift and the matching gift.

Gifts Made Through Your Estate and Financial Plan

There are tax-wise opportunities for you to support Friends School of Wilmington through your estate and financial plan. Some opportunities may even provide you with income for life and/or immediate tax deductions.

These “planned gifts” include such giving methods as

• Leaving a gift to Friends School of Wilmington in your will;
• Making a gift of real estate while retaining life-time tenancy;
• Making Friends School of Wilmington the beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust, lead trust, life insurance policy, or retirement plan; or
• Making Friends School of Wilmington the owner and beneficiary of your life insurance policy.

For more information about Planned Giving, please contact the Development Office at 910.792.1811.

Gifts of Real Estate

Gifts of real estate may be given to Friends School of Wilmington either outright or as an asset to fund charitable trusts. Friends School of Wilmington requires that a comprehensive review of the property, including environmental assessment, be made prior to acceptance of a gift.

Gifts in Kind

Friends School of Wilmington welcomes gifts in kind that further its educational mission and assist in the operation of the School. These may include such gifts as books, furniture for classrooms and offices, technology related equipment, classroom equipment, and trees and other plantings. Please contact the Development Office at 910.792.1811 before making a delivery as we are not be able to use some items.

Pledges

A gift pledged to the Annual Fund (which runs from July 1 to June 30) must be received by Friends School of Wilmington no later than June 30th.

Friends School of Wilmington will send you a pledge reminder each fall and spring until your pledge is paid in full. The School reserves the right to withdraw its offer of a naming opportunity if pledges are not paid in full within the schedule provided. We request that you notify Friends School of Wilmington if your circumstances change and you are unable to fulfill your pledge.