You have the power to make a difference How You Can Give
There are many ways to give to Island School. Gifts fall into two main categories: Outright Giving and Planned Giving.
as weddings, birthdays, or graduations. Providing the school with contact information for the person or family to whom you’ve chosen to pay tribute will allow Island School to send an advisory note of your gift.
Outright Gifts
Life Insurance Policies
Cash or cash equivalents
Gifts In-Kind
The majority of gifts to Island School are made in cash, or cash equivalents, as outright gifts to meet the school’s immediate financial needs. The following gifts can be donated outright or incorporated into an estate plan:
Transactions are simple and afford immediate and direct tax benefits. Cash, checks, and credit card gifts may be sent to the school. Credit cards may be used for quick and convenient online giving at www. ischool.org/support-us or may be called into the Development Office at (808) 246-0233.
Securities
Gifts of appreciated securities or bonds allow you to make donations to the school with tax benefits that include market value tax deductions and avoidance of capital gains’ liabilities. For transfer instructions, call the Business Office at (808) 2460233.
Matching Gifts
Paid-up whole life insurance policies that you may no longer need can offer an immediate tax deduction for you while providing significant benefit to the school. Your gift credit would be the cash surrender value of the policy upon transfer.
These gifts include property, other than cash or securities, ranging from real estate to classroom supplies. Donors are required to determine the fair market value of their donation for tax purposes. Island School will issue an acknowledgment letter with a description of the donated property and recognize donors without referencing a specific dollar amount.
Crypto Currency
We can accept larger donations in widely recognized and marketable crypto currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Planned Gifts
Planned gifts often allow you to make larger gifts to the Many companies support their employees’ donations by school than would otherwise be possible, adding to Island matching the funds donated to charities of an employee’s School’s long-term financial strength and meeting your choosing. Please check with your company to see if there philanthropic goal. Gifts could be made during your lifetime or through estate planning and can range from a simple is a matching program that can increase the impact of bequest to a deferred or gift annuity. Your donation can also your gift. be designated through a charitable remainder trust or lead trust naming the school as a beneficiary. Please contact your Tribute Gifts legal and tax advisors to begin your planning. Once you have Gifts may be made in honor or memory of a family decided to include Island School in your estate plans, please member, alumni, classmate, teacher or loved one. Gifts call the Development Office at (808) 246-0233 to advise of are sometimes made to recognize life’s milestones such your gift intentions. 8 Voyager
