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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:
The Art and Soul of Learning 2012 Benefit
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through Target’s Take Charge of Education Program
Purchase an Item on Our Wish List
Gifts-in-Kind, Gifts of Stock/Real Estate, and Bequests
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 Development department, on 301-881-0078 ext. 114, or via e-mail at devmail@foundationschools.org with any questions.
Provide Sponsorship or Support, or Purchase Tickets to The Art & Soul of Learning 2012 Benefit.Up - The Art & Soul of Learning 2012 Benefit
April 19, 2012
6:00-9:30 p.m.
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, University of Maryland, College Park
One-of-a-Kind Art Items • Auction • Food • Friends •Fun
The Foundation Schools is very grateful for the support of our community. Event proceeds support VITAL NEEDS programs and services which enable our students to triumph over adversity and have a brighter tomorrow. Click here for information about how you can provide sponsorship and get your name listed below with our pledges to date!Masterpiece Sponsors: Booz Allen Hamilton; Hargrove, Inc.; Old Line Bank
Craftsman Sponsors:
Impressionist Sponsors:G.S. Proctor & Associates; Kerley Signs, Inc.; Konterra; McNamee, Hosea, Jernigan, Kim, Greenan & Lynch, P.A.; OberKaler; O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore; Showcall
Expressionist Sponsors: Andre Gingles; Andy and Bob Adler; Harold and Bonnie Himmelman
Canvas Sponsors: Innovative Business Interiors
Reserve your tickets! Tickets are $100 per person, $50 of which is tax-deductible. Click here to purchase tickets to the event. Please note: you will be brought to our online donation page and will need to select “Art & Soul of Learning Benefit” on the pull-down menu. In the “comments” section please provide the name(s) of the guests you are purchasing tickets for.
Be advised that The Foundation Schools is using the Give Direct service provided by the Local Independent Charities of America to process our credit card transactions. Give Direct is the name that will appear on your credit card statement, although you can be assured that The Foundation Schools will receive the money intended for your tickets. Using a reputable third party helps us contain costs and offer online payments.
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through the Giant, Harris Teeter and Safeway Club Card ProgramsGiant’s A+ Bonus Bucks Program, Harris Teeter’s Together in Education Program and Safeway’s Program through eScrip provide our schools with much needed funds. There is NO out-of-pocket expense to you. You simply buy your groceries as normal using your bonus cards and Giant, Harris Teeter and/or Safeway 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). You can designate up to three schools, so you can support The Foundation Schools as well as the neighborhood school your child(ren) may attend.
Use this form OR click on the following links to sign up.
Giant A+ Bonus Bucks
Safeway / eScrip
Harris Teeter Together in Education
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
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through Target’s Take Charge of Education ProgramWe've discovered a terrific way to raise funds for our school. It's super-easy, and all you have to do is use your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. We will receive a percentage of the amount of each purchase in the form of a cash donation from Target through the Take Charge of Education® program. It's easy. Just visit www.target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate one of our schools
The Foundation School of Montgomery County’s ID is 136796.
The Foundation School in Largo’s ID is 142238.
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 Erin Ryan, Development Coordinator, on 301-881-0078 ext. 114 or via ERyan@foundationschools.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 1-877-999-8322 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.
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.
To arrange an in-kind donation, or to make a bequest or gift of stock or real estate, please contact our development department directly at 301-881-0078 ext. 114, or via e-mail at devmail@foundationschools.org.
The Foundation
Schools
6000
Executive Blvd., Suite #605
Rockville, MD 20852
Ph: 301-881-0078
Fax:301-881-8515