Thank you for considering a gift to The Walker School! Below you will find a number of methods by which you can contribute to the Annual Fund, the school’s most important fund raising effort. If you have any questions regarding the information below please don’t hesitate to contact the Development Office.
Pledges
The Walker School accepts and encourages pledge commitments to the Annual Fund. Pledges must be paid by June 30, the end of the school’s fiscal year. To make an online pledge to the Annual Fund click here or call Cathy LaClaire, Director of Development, at 678-581-6904.
Cash/Check/ Online
The majority of gifts made to the Annual Fund come in the form of cash or check. A gift of cash receives the most generous federal income tax deduction available for charitable contributions. Gifts or pledge payments can be made online by credit card or mailed directly to the school.
Gifts of Stock
The Walker School
accepts gifts of publicly traded securities. A gift of appreciated
securities held for more than one year is one of the most tax-wise ways
to make a donation. You receive the immediate fair market value as a
charitable deduction and can avoid capital gains tax. For detailed
information about transferring securities to Walker, please click
here or call 678-581-6904.
Matching Gifts
Many
employers will match and in some cases triple the amount of your
contribution to Walker through a matching gift program. Contact your
Human Resources department or the Walker Development Office to find out
if this opportunity is available through your employer.
Planned Gifts
Since
1957, The Walker School has prepared students for a lifetime of
learning, and you want to help ensure the School's economic future for
following generations. You want your gift to make a difference, but are
concerned about your own future financial needs and those of your
family.
Then a planned gift might be an option
that can benefit both you and the school. There are several financial
tools you can use to plan your gift to Walker. For
instance….
- You
don't have to use cash to make your gift -- you can donate appreciated
securities instead, and use an asset that costs you less than the tax
deduction you'll get for it today.
- You may
be holding assets that would benefit Walker more than they do you --
such as a life insurance policy that you no longer need, a parcel of
real estate like a second home or undeveloped land.
- You
can make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime - make
Walker a beneficiary of your will or revocable trust, or a beneficiary
of your retirement plan, and let your cash flow and current financial
planning continue uninterrupted.
We
would be happy to talk with you further about the many ways to make a
planned gift to The Walker School. For more information please contact
Kaleb McMichen at (678) 581-5193 or by email at kaleb.mcmichen@thewalkerschool.org