There are various ways to give to the Trussville City Schools Foundation
When you make a gift to the Trussville City Schools Foundation, you have tremendous flexibility in options for making your gift.
Unrestricted gifts are among the most valuable to the Foundation. They allow the us to allocate funds wherever the need is greatest. For example, in 2009, the Foundation was able to give Trussville City Schools a $50,000 check that was divided evenly and allocated to each classroom. Due to proration, the regular allocation for classroom supplies was eliminated.
Directed gifts allow you to designate your gift to a specific area of need the the Trussville City School System such as technology or professional development for faculty. You may also desire to make a contribution to our endowment to ensure sustainable growth for Trussville. When you make a directed gift to the Foundation, you enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a program that is personally meaningful to you.
Types of Gifts
Volunteer Time - The Foundation has a few events throughout the year, and we would love your creativity and talents in helping with them!
Outright Gifts - When you make an outright gift to the Foundation, your contribution can be put to work immediately — either providing funding for current programs or creating a reliable source of future income by expanding the Foundation's endowment. An outright gift may be composed of almost any asset of value:
- Cash gifts — the simplest and easiest gifts you can make — can be made through credit/debit card transactions through our "Give Now!" tab, outright cash, or personal checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders made payable to the Trussville City Schools Foundation.
- Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks, and bonds also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to the Foundation before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a twofold tax benefit, creating an income-tax deduction as well as helping avoid the capital-gains tax that would have been due on their sale. If you wish to transfer stocks from a broker’s account or make a gift of physical securities on hand, please call the office at: (205) 228-3050.
- Gifts of real estate — including personal residences, second homes, income property, and vacant land — offer a wide variety of tax and other benefits. Whereas most people give their entire interest away, it is also possible to give only a portion of the property (an undivided percentage interest) while retaining the rest for other purposes.
- Gifts of personal property — including rare books, works of art, valuable collectibles, and tangible items of demonstrable value — in some cases may enable you to make a significant gift to support the Foundation with outstanding tax benefits to you. Likewise, gifts of intangible personal property, such as copyrights, patents, and mineral rights, can generate income for the Foundation on a continuing basis.
Planned Gifts
To learn about deferred or planned gifts, including bequests, life-income plans, and other options for your estate — and for information about increasing your income, earning valuable income-tax deductions, and reducing your estate taxes — please call the Foundation office at: (205) 228-3050
Matching-Gift Programs
An easy way to double or even triple your donation to the Foundation is to find out if your company has a matching-gift program. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in employees’ personal philanthropy. Simply obtain a matching-gift form from your employer’s personnel office, fill it out, and provide it to the Foundation with your contribution.
Gift Pledges
The Foundation welcomes your gift through a pledge — a formal statement of intention to make a gift. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.
Naming Opportunities
Please remember we still have several naming opportunities available at Hewitt-Trussville High School. This is an excellent way to remember or honor a loved one!
All donations are tax-deductible in accordance with the IRS 501 (c) 3 guidelines; (EIN 20-5782212). To view the levels of giving program, click the Pillars of Education tab.
Mail Donations to:
Trussville City Schools Foundation*PO 1110*Trussville, AL 35173