Ways of Giving
Delbarton is your School. You may take justifiable pride in its every achievement. You are an important part of our tradition of excellence.
Now, we ask you to participate in this vitally important Campaign to the utmost of your ability. And please do so with this understanding: By supporting excellence, you achieve it yourself.
Here are a few questions and answers about ways to give to the Campaign for Delbarton:
Q: Where should I send my check?
A: Checks should be made payable to Campaign for Delbarton and should be mailed to Development Office, Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-4899.
Q: May I make a gift by credit card?
A: The Campaign for Delbarton accepts Visa or MasterCard donations. Please call the Delbarton Development Office at (973) 538-3231, extension 3057, with your card number and expiration date.
Q: May I make a donation online?
A: Yes. You may make a gift via Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover on Delbarton's secure server .
Q: May I donate appreciated securities to the Campaign for Delbarton?
A: Yes - and there are many advantages to doing so. Please click here for instructions.
Q: How about matching gifts?
A: Many companies match employee (or employee spouse) gifts to secondary schools like Delbarton. Sometimes, the match is two-for-one or greater. Your personnel office will be able to tell you if your company matches gifts to secondary schools, or you can click here for a searchable database of matching gift companies and their giving policies and procedures. Matching gift forms (available through your personnel office) should be sent along with your gift.
Q: What is the difference between Annual & Capital gifts?
A: Craig Paris explains:
Annual gifts and capital gifts play distinct –but equally important – roles in sustaining Delbarton's financial well-being. What's the difference between the two ways of giving?
“An annual gift (to the Delbarton Fund) supports the School's operating budget for the current year,” says Craig Paris, Director of Development. “It represents an investment in existing, rather than future, programs. It is unrestricted, allowing us to apply it wherever it is most needed, from scholarships and curricular programs to athletics and technology. And an annual gift is typically made from a donor's income, rather than from assets.”
Annual gifts to the Delbarton Fund consistently provide 10 percent of the School's yearly operating budget.
“Capital giving is different,” Craig explains. “Capital campaigns are periodic, not yearly. A capital gift is used to increase or improve permanent assets, particularly buildings and endowments for tuition aid, faculty and key programs. A capital gift to Delbarton represents an investment in the School's future – rather than current – people and programs. A capital gift is usually more substantial than one's customary annual gift – and is often made from the donor's assets, rather than from current income.”
Annual gifts to the Delbarton Fund are counted as part of the Campaign for Delbarton's proceeds.
Q: What other kinds of gifts may I make to the Campaign for Delbarton?
A: Other options include:
• Charitable lead trusts (grantor or non-grantor)
• Charitable remainder trusts
• Qualified retirement plan assets, which can be of special benefit for the 2006 and 2007 tax years as a result of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Click here for more detailed information about how this can be of benefit to you.
• Bequests (a specific dollar amount; a particular asset; a percentage of your estate; or an alternative if your beneficiaries predecease you)
• Life insurance
•Gifts-in-kind (personal property that can either be used by Delbarton or sold to raise capital)
• Retained life estate
• Gifts of other assets, including inventory, partnership interests or closely held stock.
The Campaign for Delbarton gratefully welcomes your gifts. There are many ways to support the School, today and in the future. Your unique circumstances will suggest which type of gift is best.
We encourage you to meet with your tax and legal advisers before making gift decisions. We also have estate planning and tax consultants available to meet with you and/or your advisers.
For further information about ways of giving to the Campaign for Delbarton, please call the Development Office at (973) 538-3231, extension 3050, or fax to (973) 538-7554.
Thank you for remembering and supporting Delbarton.