We are a 501(c)3 organization and issue receipts with every donation for tax purposes.
Online Giving
You can give online at any time through our secure server by using your credit card. We accept all major credit cards at this time.
Gifts by Postal Mail
To give using traditional postal mail, just write a check made out to Hershey Christian School and mail it to:
Hershey Christian School
PO Box 432
Hershey, PA 17033
Stock Donations
Stock gifts can be made to Hershey Christian School electronically. Thanks to the partnership with Ambassador Advisors, stock gifts are not charged a percentage fee to be given to the school. Please contact Jeff Kime by email or phone (717) 835-0246 for the DTC numbers and account.
Gifts by Telephone
To give by phone using your credit card, please call the secondary school office at (717) 835-0246 and ask for Carrie Shreve. All major credit cards are accepted at this time.
Planned-Giving Opportunities
Hershey Christian School has invited Ambassador Advisors to come alongside us and offer effective stewardship solutions to our financial partners. Ambassador Advisors exists to support and promote Biblical Stewardship through appropriate financial planning, estate strategies, and money management services for the benefit of religious non-profits, charities, individual donors, and investors.
If you are interested in learning more about Ambassador Advisors and starting to DO MORE with your finances today, visit their website at AmbassadorAdvisors.com or call 800-395-7660.
Here are some examples of the planned-giving opportunities that may help meet your giving goals.
· Direct Gifts - Charitable donations that go from you to a charitable organization. Because such contributions are generally tax deductible, the more you donate to charity, the more tax benefit you receive - as long as your itemized deductions exceed the standard deduction and your donations don't exceed adjusted gross income (AGI) limits.
· Partial Interest Gifts - Partial gifts provide an income tax deduction for the interest passing to charity (valued as of the date of the gift). Such a gift creates a charitable gift tax deduction, excludes the property from your estate for estate tax purposes, and might offer other deductions for substantially improving the property.
· Charitable Remainder Trusts (a type of a Partial Interest Gift) - A charitable remainder trust (CRT) is a great way to give to a charity and reduce your taxable estate. To create one, you donate assets to an irrevocable trust, name one or more charities as the remainder beneficiaries, and name yourself or someone else as the income beneficiary. The CRT trustee invests the trust assets. The trust makes annual distributions to the income beneficiary. When you contribute to a CRT; you will receive an immediate (same year) tax deduction.
· Charitable Lead Trust (a type of a Partial Interest Gift) - Essentially, a charitable lead trust (CLT) is the reverse of a CRT. It's an irrevocable trust that gives one or more charities, as opposed to you or another beneficiary, the income interest. The CLT's remainder interest passes (either outright or in trust) to you, your children or other non-charity beneficiaries. You can establish a CLT during your lifetime or at death through your will or trust and receive a gift or estate tax deduction for the interest passing to charity.
· Charitable Gift Annuities - A charitable gift annuity is a legal agreement between you and a charity in which you give money, securities, or real estate to the charity, and in return, the organization agrees to pay you a fixed income for life. Several factors determine the actual amount of the annuity you receive, including: your age at the time of the gift; the rate of return the charity expects to earn; the gift amount; and whether the payments will begin immediately or be deferred until a later time.
· Donor Advised Funds - A donor advised fund (DAF) is a charitable account you set up in your name - for example: the John Doe Charitable Gift Fund. The account is physically held by an organization - such as a community foundation, university, or charitable arm of an investment firm - that administers the funds and makes the grants. You make recommendations to the organization that holds the DAF as to which charities it should distribute the funds. You can name a particular charity, several charities, or even to a broad category of nonprofit organizations - such as those that support the arts, promote literacy, or alleviate homelessness. A DAF can make grants in your name or anonymously.
· Private Foundations - In its simplest form, a private foundation is a charitable, grant-making organization that is privately funded and controlled. A foundation makes periodic gifts for the donor, or whomever the donor has appointed as representative. The private foundation is more costly to start and more involved than the Donor Advised Fund. It must file an annual tax return (IRS Form 990-PF) as well as pay a 2% excise tax on net investment income. For those donating significant money, Private Foundations do, however, make an excellent way to teach stewardship to future generations.
