Annual Giving

The Annual Giving Campaign, which begins each fall, is one of the School's most important fund-raising tools. More than 60% of the gifts to the School in a year result from the Annual Giving Campaign. Contributions from the Board of Trustees, parents, faculty, staff, grandparents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends help close the gap between tuition income and annual operating expenses. NPS traditionally has enjoyed a high degree of support for Annual Giving from each of these constituencies, reflecting their loyalty and dedication to the School.

Annual Giving is managed through the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, working in concert with parent, grandparent, faculty, and alumni volunteers. While most contributions are in the form of cash (and are fully deductible), there are other means of supporting the School, including:

• Charitable Gift Trusts

Some families have Charitable Trusts established in their family name and/or are actively involved in a Charitable Trust. We ask that NPS be considered as the Trusts review their annual philanthropic giving.

• Matching Gifts

Whether your gift is cash, a credit card transaction or the transfer of securities, many corporations will match gifts that will double or triple the value of your gift to NPS. Companies like Fannie Mae, T. Rowe Price, New York Life, Oracle, Microsoft and The Washington Post have matched gifts. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education provides a listing of all companies that have matching gift programs. Moreover, if a member of your extended family is making a gift, please let them know that their company may have a matching gift program. If you are in doubt whether your employer or a family member's employer matches charitable contributions, our office is happy to talk to the respective Human Resource department to find out, but sometimes you are the only one who can.

• Securities

A gift of appreciated, publically-traded securities is another convenient means of supporting the School. Donors may deduct the full fair-market value of long-term appreciated securities. Please contact the Office of Development before a giving gift of securities or just send us an email to request the "Donating Stock" document for further instructions.

• 2007 IRA Contributions

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows individuals 70 1/2 or older to make gifts to qualified charitable organizations like ours using funds directly from their IRAs. Furthermore, these individuals will not have to pay taxes on the amounts transferred. You can transfer any amount you desire up to $100,000 on or before December 31, 2007. See the 2007 IRA Contributions document for more details.