A Private Christian School Educating Kindergarten Through High School

Giving

For over 70 years Quakertown Christian School has sought to be a light through education and service-learning in the Quakertown and surrounding areas. Your gifts help us to carry out the mission of academically, emotionally, and spiritually preparing the next generation of Kingdom builders. Your investment in the life of a child will pay dividends for years to come!


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You can also send your contribution directly to:

Quakertown Christian School
50 East Paletown Rd
Quakertown, PA 18951
Attn: TAP

Contact Information:

For more information, call the school at 215-536-6970, ext 543 or send an e-mail to Tom Greco, Director of Donor Engagement.

Your gifts help us to carry out the mission

Planned Giving

At Quakertown Christian School, your giving is vital to the success of our mission. In addition to direct giving, you can support us through planned giving.

Quakertown Christian School has partnered with Everence to provide charitable services to help you explore a variety of planned giving options. Through gift planning, you can provide future support for Quakertown Christian School, while also giving you and your loved ones financial flexibility, potential tax benefits, and even income for life.

For more information, contact Tom Greco, Director of Donor Engagement, at 215-536-6970, x543, or by e-mail.  You also may contact Everence charitable services representative, Randy Nyce at randy.nyce@everence.com or 215-703-0111.

Bequests,

Through a bequest plan, you can designate Quakertown Christian School as the beneficiary of assets by will, trust or other instrument.

Charitable Gift Annuities

A gift annuity is a great way to help Quakertown Christian School while also securing your future, with guaranteed payments for life.**

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust is an ideal way to turn your assets (like real estate and securities) into a charitable gift without losing much of your capital gains to taxes – and support Quakertown Christian School at the same time.

IRS & Tax-deferred Accounts

If you have a tax-deferred account, such as a traditional IRA (individual retirement account), you can donate it to charity upon your death and help your estate avoid paying substantial taxes that may be due.

Farm Commodities

Farmers can donate commodities like grain or livestock instead of cash to Quakertown Christian School, while also reducing taxes.

Gifts of Stock

You can turn your investments into cash without losing a large portion of your capital gains to taxes by donating all or a portion of your stock to Quakertown Christian School.

Gifts of Real Estate

Giving a charitable gift of real estate is an option for owners of farmland, commercial or residential rental property, or vacant investment land.

Life Insurance

Life insurance is a practical and affordable way to donate more than you may have thought possible.

Qualified Charitable Distributions

Donor Advised Fund

Express your generosity in a simple, streamlined and flexible way. Opening a donor advised fund allows you to make a wide range of gifts, and grow the ability to make a profound difference today and in the future.

Special Purpose Entities (SPE)

An SPE is a class of pass-through partnerships that exist solely for the purpose of obtaining Education Improvement Tax Credits (EITC).  Supporters of QCS may be able to designate part of their PA State Tax Liability for use by QCS to provide financial assistance to qualifying families.

Begin Planned Giving

* Everence charitable services are administered by Mennonite Foundation (an affiliate of Everence) and Everence Trust Company.

** Gift annuity payments are dependent on the financial ability of the issuing entity to pay.

This information should be used only for preliminary guidance. Donors should consult their financial advisors, attorneys and accountants.

Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program

Introduction

In 2001, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue enacted the nation’s first educational tax credit aimed at corporations.  House Bill 966 authorized awarding tax credits to businesses that contribute to a non-profit Scholarship Organization, an Educational Improvement Organization and/or a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization.  For businesses, this significantly reduces their state tax liability.

Quakertown Christian School receives support from the EITC program through the Pennsylvania Mennonite Schools Organization (PAMSO) via the Mennonite Foundation.  This support provides tuition assistance for students and families who demonstrate financial need.  More information.

Eligibility

A business may apply for tax credits if they are subject to one or more of the following taxes:

Tax credits may be applied against the tax liability of a business for the tax year in which the contribution was made.

Business application timeline

Terms

Upon approval, businesses will receive a letter from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).  An approved business then has 60 days to mail their contribution to an approved Scholarship Organization such as Mennonite Foundation.  Upon receipt of the contribution, the Scholarship Organization will mail a receipt letter to the business which can then be forwarded to the DCED in order for the business to receive their tax credits.  The entire process must take no more than 90 days from the date of approval.

Contact information

The Mennonite Foundation
Attn. Nikki Shingle
960 E Main Street
Mount Joy, PA  17552
(717) 653-6662

Nikki.shingle@everence.com

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