Ways
to Give/Support
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:
Make
a Donation Online
The
Art and Soul of Learning 2012 Benefit
Mail
a Donation
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through the Giant, Harris Teeter and Safeway Club Card Programs
Designate The Foundation Schools as your recipient charity during the CFC and United Way Giving Campaigns
Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through Target’s Take Charge of Education Program
Purchase
an Item on Our Wish List
Donate
Your Vehicle
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.
Mail
a Donation
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 20852
You
may contact Development department, on 301-881-0078
ext. 114, or via e-mail at
devmail@foundationschools.org with any questions.
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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.
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Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through the Giant, Harris Teeter and Safeway Club Card Programs
Giant’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

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Safeway / eScrip

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Harris Teeter Together in Education

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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.
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Designate The Foundation Schools as your recipient charity during the CFC and United Way Giving Campaigns
Don’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 |
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Designate Foundation Schools to receive funds through Target’s Take Charge of Education Program
We'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.
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Purchase
an Item on Our Wish List
There 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)
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Donate
Your Vehicle
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.
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Gifts-in-Kind,
Gifts of Stock/Real Estate, and Bequests
The 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.
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