Making a Contribution

All Annual Fund gifts to The Shipley School are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Online Credit Card Giving
Use our secure Online Giving Form to make a gift with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card.

Cash
Contributions of cash, check, or money order are accepted. Checks should be made payable to “The Shipley School.” Gifts made by cash, check, or money order will be credited for tax purposes in the calendar year (indicated on the postmark of the envelope) in which the contribution was received.

Matching Gifts
Many companies match the philanthropic contributions of their employees on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis. Matching Gift Request Forms are usually available from your company’s personnel office. Complete your portion of the form and mail it to the School along with your gift. A check from the company will be sent directly to Shipley, at which time you will receive confirmation that the School received the matching gift. All matching gifts are counted towards your membership in the Leadership Council.

Appreciated Securities
The most efficient way to make a gift of securities is to transfer stock electronically to the School’s brokerage account. Please notify Shipley of your intent to transfer stock by contacting Betsy Hastings Block '83, Director of Annual Giving, 610.581.4655 (Phone), 610.525.3859 (Fax), annualfund@shipleyschool.org.

Electronic stock transfers do not reveal the donor’s name. Therefore, please do not authorize transfer of securities until you have contacted Shipley with the following information:

• Your broker’s name and contact information
• The name and quantity of securities being transferred

When this information is received, Shipley will give instructions for transfer. The value of your gift and tax deduction is the mean price of the stock on the date of transfer.

For more information, or to volunteer, contact Betsy Hastings Block '83, Director of Annual Giving, at 610.581.4655 or annualfund@shipleyschool.org.