Giving
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Support the School
Saints Peter & Paul produces the highest quality Catholic education with tuition rates that are well below the averages of other Diocesan (Baltimore, Washington, Wilmington) and Eastern Shore private schools. However, tuition only covers 81% of the costs of educating our students in grades PreK-12 at Saints Peter & Paul. This requires us to find additional sources of significant revenue just to meet our expenses, including fundraising initiatives, philanthropic support, and generous donations from families like yours.
Support from you helps to strengthen our educational programs, and challenge our students toward academic excellence, diversity of student life experiences, and morally responsible leadership and service; it allows us to foster professional development for a quality, dedicated faculty; it helps us increase tuition assistance and to keep tuition affordable; and, it allows us to make enhancements to our technology and facilities.
Other Ways to Give
CASH GIFTS AND PLEDGES
Most charitable gifts are made by check, cash, or credit cards. Pledges can be paid in installments to help you make a larger gift over time than you initially thought possible. Pledges are due before June 30th, the end of our fiscal year.
MATCHING GIFTS
Many companies offer a matching gift program and will match your contribution to Saints Peter and Paul. Please contact your company’s human resources department to ask if they offer matching funds and to request the necessary paperwork.
SECURITIES
A gift of appreciated stock is a great way to support Saints Peter and Paul and to simultaneously avoid paying taxes on capital gains. You will also receive a tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift. If you would like to make a stock gift, please contact the Finance Office for our account information.
LIFE INSURANCE
Life insurance policies can be donated to the school by merely designating the school as beneficiary of the paid policy and transferring ownership of the policy to the school. The gift will generate a charitable income tax deduction equal to the cash surrender value of the policy on the date of the gift. Alternately, you can designate Saints Peter and Paul School as a partial or full beneficiary of the life insurance policy.
AMAZON SMILE
You can apply Saints Peter and Paul of Easton, MD as your charity of choice through Amazon Smile by clicking here. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of all transactions to the school.
PLANNED GIFTS
Planned gifts can provide you and your family with tax, financial and estate benefits while simultaneously helping ensure Saints Peter and Paul High School’s future. Planned gifts can be made in a number of ways, the most common of which is through a bequest in your will. You can indicate that Saints Peter and Paul should receive either a percentage of your estate or a designated dollar amount.
Additionally, there are several trusts and annuity options available. We recommend that you consult with your financial officer for more details about these options and whether they would benefit you personally.
For more information, please contact the Finance Office at:
