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Ways to Give/Support
We recently received a Best in America Seal of Excellence. Click here to learn more about this honor.
The Foundation Schools is grateful for the generosity of friends, foundations and businesses. There are a number of ways you can provide support for our programs and initiatives and help make a difference in the life of a child with emotional disabilities:
Purchase an Item on Our Wish List
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through the Giant and Safeway Club Card Programs
Gifts-in-Kind, Gifts of Stock/Real Estate, and Bequests
Purchase The Learning Alliance
The Foundation Schools is an IRS designated (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State for the cost of copying and postage.
Did you know your employer may join you in support of The Foundation Schools through a matching gift program? Before you mail your donation, click below to see if your employer will double or triple your gift. The listing is not exhaustive, as companies are adding such charitable programs all the time. If your employer is not listed, please contact them to see if they have a matching gift program and be sure to let us know. Thank you for making the extra effort to increase the value of your donation to The Foundation Schools. Your time and support are greatly appreciated. Click here to see if your employer is listed!
When mailing a donation, please let us know if there is a particular initiative that you would like the funds to support. Please also let us know if the contribution is being made in memory or honor of someone, and provide us with a name and an address where we can send a letter of notification for the memorial or honorary donation.
Checks may be mailed to:
The Foundation Schools
Attn: Development Department
6000 Executive Blvd., Suite 605
Rockville, MD 20852You may contact Dr. Philippe Dupont, Director of Development, on 301-881-0078 ext. 113, or via e-mail at PDupont@fs-dms.org with any questions.
Do Your Online Shopping at Giveline.com and Select The Foundation Schools to Receive a Portion of the Sales ProceedsGiveline has over a million bestselling products, and every purchase you make generates a significant donation to The Foundation Schools when you designate us as the recipient charity. Click here for more information and to shop online to benefit our schools and students.
Purchase an Item on Our Wish ListThere are many items that would help us to achieve even greater success with our students. You may provide a cash donation for The Foundation Schools to use toward the purchase of one of the following items, or you may purchase the item yourself and donate it directly. All donated items must be new/unused.
Please contact Dr. Philippe Dupont, Director of Development, on 301-881-0078 ext. 113 or via PDupont@fs-dms.org before you purchase an item on the Wish List so he can provide additional or more detailed information on the specific item you would like to purchase. Thank you for your support!
• Resource and other books for the school libraries (Please contact Dr. Dupont for a current listing of specific items needed).
• Gift cards (to enable low-income students to purchase school uniforms; also given to our low-income families to help during financial crisis situations). Gift cards from Target, JC Penney, Safeway, Giant and most other local retailers are gratefully accepted.
• Dell Personal Computer (approximate cost $1,000 each; 12 are needed)
• Webcam (approximate cost $85 each; 3 are needed)
• Next Up Text Aloud text-to-speech software (approximate cost $30 per license; 36 licenses needed)
• Alphasmart laptop typing tool (approximate cost $230 each; 15 are needed)
• Kurzweil personal readers (each lab pack cost $5,000; 2 are needed)
• United Streaming online instructional video subscription ($1,500 per site cost; 2 are needed)
• Brain Pop subscription for online videos and resources for grades K-8 ($480 per school; 2 are needed)
• Ed-Helper subscription for online lesson plans and resources. (cost is $20 per teacher for K-8; 17 are needed; and $40 per teacher for K-12; 6 are needed)
• Max’s Sandbox software package to teach computer skills to elementary age students ($29 per license; 20 licenses needed)
Donating your vehicle to The Foundation Schools is easy! Click here
or call 1-866-332-1778 to start the process.You don’t have to do anything except fill out some paper work. Once you mail in your paperwork, our service will call and pickup your vehicle within a week. The Foundation Schools usually gets the funds from your vehicle within 8 weeks, and you are entitled to an itemized tax deduction for your vehicle. Vehicle donation can be worth more to you than the dealer offers in trade in, plus we get the net proceeds to do good things! You can donate anything – cars, trucks, airplanes, boats – any vehicle can be donated.
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through the Giant and Safeway Club Card ProgramsGiant’s A+ Bonus Bucks Program provides schools like The Foundation Schools with much needed funds, and is free to the purchaser! You simply buy your groceries as normal using your bonus card to receive discounts and track your spending. Giant then donates a percentage of your monthly purchase total to the school(s) you have designated to support. You must sign up each year to support the school(s) of your choice (even if you have signed up in a previous year). Sign up is quick and easy from the following link: http://www.giantfood.com/aplus/aplus_pin.htm . Your purchases will automatically accumulate to The Foundation Schools account. Don’t have a bonus card? One may be obtained free of charge at your local Giant Foods store.
Safeway offers a similar program through E-Script. Sign up for The Foundation Schools to receive credit for your purchases by going to https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp. After you register, when you shop at Safeway and use your club card, your purchases will automatically accumulate to The Foundation Schools account. You must register every year to continue your valuable support to our schools. Don’t have a club card? Ask for one the next time you shop – it’s free and offers you discounts on items you already purchase.
Designate The Foundation Schools as your recipient charity during the CFC and United Way Giving CampaignsDon’t forget The Foundation Schools during your annual workplace giving campaigns! Our designation numbers are as follows:
Combined Federal Campaign - #65212
United Way of the National Capital Area - #8805
Gifts-in-Kind, Gifts of Stock/Real Estate, and BequestsThe Foundation Schools is committed to ensuring our students have access to state-of-the art equipment and technology. Our goal is to see that our students can become competitive and productive members of society, and in-kind gifts of equipment and goods help us to attain that goal. We gladly accept donations of such items as new technology equipment, musical instruments, art supplies, non-perishable food, and small items that can be used as incentives in the school store.
The Foundation Schools also welcomes gifts in the form of stock or real estate, and bequests.
Please contact Dr. Philippe Dupont directly to arrange an in-kind donation, or to make a bequest or gift of stock or real estate. Dr. Dupont may be reached on 301-881-0078 ext. 113, or via e-mail at PDupont@fs-dms.org.
Purchase The Learning AllianceThe Learning Alliance, co-authored by a child psychiatrist and a special educator from The Foundation Schools, describes the process by which everyone involved-especially the student-can be part of a coordinated plan for academic success. In a time when education is crucial to successful adjustment and many youngsters are struggling, it is time for an integrated approach that maximizes the contribution of all participants.
The book has twelve chapters, dealing with techniques to gain the full cooperation of the student with emotional disturbance, to involve the parents actively with the team and to ensure collaboration between all the team members. Using clear, jargon-free language the book also addresses the special problems associated with students who use drugs and provides a chapter for psychotherapists who are not school-based but need to develop liaisons with their clients' school program. The book's ideas are illustrated with many clinical examples.For more information about this unique fundraising project for The Foundation Schools, click here: http://www.learningalliance.org. All proceeds of the sale of this book will be contributed to The Foundation Schools.
The Foundation
Schools
6000
Executive Blvd., Suite #605
Rockville, MD 20852
Ph: 301-881-0078
Fax:301-881-8515