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INDIVIDUAL GIVING
BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION
SILVER SOCIETY
LEGACY SOCIETY
WALL OF HONOR
DONOR LIST
how to contribute
Individual Contributions
Membership Campaign
In the spring, BVEF kicks off their Membership Campaign in connection with school registration. All Blue Valley Parents receive BVEF membership information along with their students' school registration materials. Parents are asked to make a tax-deductible donation to the Educational Foundation for the following school year. Membership material is sent again in October as part of BVEF's year-end mailing to Blue Valley parents. Individuals are encouraged to give at whatever level they can to help support the Foundation and its efforts to ensure educational excellence in Blue Valley Schools.
You can respond to these requests for donations by check, credit card payment (Master Card and Visa accepted) or online. The
campaign suggest the following levels of giving: $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 and Above.
Download: Join Our Team brochure (PDF: 2.47MB)
Download: Join Our Team Contribution form (PDF: 99kb)
Other giving arrangements include:
Honor Gifts
Any individual may make a gift to the Foundation in honor of someone
else, such as a teacher, principal, PTO/PTA President or student. Honor
gifts may also be made for special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries
and graduations.
Memorial Gifts
Donations may be made to the Foundation in memory of a loved one who
has passed away. These gifts can be made to the Foundation or they
can be earmarked for a special scholarship.
Matching Gifts
The company an individual works for may have a Matching Gift Program,
whereby the company will match anywhere from 50 to 200% of an employee's
donation to a not for profit organization. Check with your employer
to see if they have a Matching Gift Program.
Payroll Deduction
Employees of the Blue Valley School District may donate a portion of
each paycheck to the Blue Valley Educational Foundation.
Paying by Stock Transfer
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation facilitates wire transfers to support the Blue Valley Educational Foundation. If you have any questions, please call the GKCCF Donor Services Center at 816-842-7444 or click here GKCCF Stock Transfer
If you would like to
receive more information, please e-mail Cindy McAlister, Business Manager,
with your request.
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Business Contributions
Businesses play a vital role in supporting the Blue Valley Educational
Foundation and its vision. Through partnerships with district schools
and through financial and volunteer contributions, businesses in and
around the community help share the responsibility of preparing our young
people for the future. Opportunities include:
Special Events
Corporations can support the Foundation by being a sponsor at the fall
Community Breakfast.
Matching Gifts
Companies are encouraged to initiate matching gift programs. These are
programs where the businesses match anywhere from 50 to 200% of their
employees' contributions to the Blue Valley Educational Foundation
(a not-for-profit organization).
If you would like to receive
more information, please e-mail Cindy McAlister,
Business Manager, with your request.
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The Silver Society
A gift program to endow annual awards to support Blue Valley students, teachers, and programs
Upon receipt of a $25,000 gift to BVEF Endowment Fund, BVEF commits to give a $1,000 annual award in perpetuity to a BVSD student, staff member, school or program of the donor’s choosing. Pledges up to five years in length from the date of the first pledge payment are eligible for the Silver Society. Payment may be cash or listed securities. The award may be named after an individual, family, or business entity as chosen by the donor with approval from BVSD and BVEF Board of Directors.
A Memo of Understanding between BVEF and the donor summarizes the intent of the award and clarifies retained powers of donor, BVSD and BVEF Board of Directors.
Opportunities
The Silver Society allows you to create and name an award or scholarship designed with your interests and criteria. Examples might include an annual award to support a:
- Student with a scholarship that you design
- Teacher who made a difference to your family
- Field of study that interests you at a certain school
- Parent group, booster club, or specific team
- District-wide program such as the Wilderness Science Center
- Purchase of materials for a specific program such as Special Education or the ACCESS House
For further information about making a planned gift to the Foundation,
please contact Kate Allen, (913) 239-4622.
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The Legacy Society
Honoring those who remember BVEF in their estate plan
The Blue Valley Educational Foundation is the legal entity that encourages and receives charitable planned and estate gifts in support of the Blue Valley School District. The Foundation accepts gifts through various planned giving vehicles, such as:
- Cash
- Appreciated Stock
By making a charitable gift of appreciated stock,
you can avoid or delay the capital gains tax. You can also take an
immediate income tax deduction for the current fair market value
of the stock, no matter what was originally paid for it.
- Bequest Through Will
One of the simplest and most popular ways to make
a gift that will live after you is to give through your will. Such
a designation can reduce your estate taxes.
- Charitable Remainder Trusts (Annuity and Unitrusts)
Donors and spouses
can benefit from lifelong payments from such a trust. The donor selects
the rate of return from these income arrangements and chooses a fixed
or fluctuating annual payment to be made to the designated parties
as long as they live. Capital gains tax may be completely bypassed
and you will receive a tax deduction.
- Charitable Lead Trust
Assets (generally cash or securities) are transferred
to a trust that pays income from the fund to the Foundation for the
number of years you select. At the end of the designated time period,
the trust terminates and the assets are given back to the person
you name. This trust helps to lower estate and gift taxes that
would otherwise be due on the assets. This option is especially
attractive if you want to leave your children or grandchildren
assets in the future.
- Life Insurance
Consider naming the Foundation the owner and beneficiary
to receive proceeds of an existing life insurance policy. You will
receive a tax deduction for approximately the cash surrender value,
thereby reducing your tax liability in the year of the gift.
An alternative is to purchase
a new life insurance policy naming the Foundation as owner and
beneficiary. With this option, you receive an income tax deduction
for each premium made.
- Retirement Accounts and Pension Plans
Account funds (IRAs or company
plans) beyond the comfortable support of yourself or loved one(s)
may be given to the Foundation by proper beneficiary designation.
Large pension plan assets can be subject to double or triple taxation
that virtually eliminates the benefits to heirs if tax-wise alternative
planning is not arranged.
- Real Estate
For some people, a gift of land, primary residence, or vacation
home is a preferred way to make a gift. You will receive a tax deduction
for the full fair market value, avoid all capital gains tax and remove
this asset from future estate taxes.
This information, courtesy of the Greater Kansas City Leave A Legacy program, does not constitute legal advice. Please consult your professional
advisor.
For further information about making a planned gift to the Foundation,
please contact Kate Allen, (913) 239-4622.
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