How To Make Your Gift

Gifts of cash are the most common form of support. Santa Catalina also accepts gifts made by VISA or MasterCard. Gifts of securities are another way to support the School and may also provide significant tax savings to the donor. You may also pledge a gift that can be paid in installments and fulfilled by the end of our fiscal year on June 30. Gifts to Santa Catalina are tax deductible as allowed by current law.

Make Your Gift Online: Go to our secure donations page for the convenience of making your gift or pledge online. With pledge gifts, you may specify the payment terms most convenient for you; simply note your instructions in the comment field of the donation form. When making a pledge gift, be sure the installments you specify reach completion within the fund year (July 1 - June 30).

Check: Please make your check payable to Santa Catalina School, and indicate to which fund you would like your gift to be directed. Deliver your check to:

Santa Catalina School
Development Office
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940-5291
831.655.9379
831.375.0376 (Fax)
Email:

Credit Card: Gifts and pledges may be charged to your VISA or MasterCard via mail, by telephone at 831-655-9379, or online.

Stock: Gifts of stock may be made to Santa Catalina by transferring your unsold stock into Santa Catalina's Merrill Lynch account. The stock is then liquidated, without capital gains tax consequences, and you are credited for a gift amount that equals the average share amount on the date of the gift for the total shares donated.

Your broker will need the following information to complete the electronic transfer of a stock gift:

DTC # 5198
Santa Catalina Account #252-04071
Santa Catalina Tax ID # 94-1156652
c/o Merrill Lynch
Attn: Bill Belanger
P.O. Box 22320
Carmel CA 93922
831.625.7016

Please call, fax, or email Laurie Pope-Browne in the Development Office to let us know your stock gift is coming in, so that we may properly credit and acknowledge your gift.

Matching Gift: Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. Inquire if your company has such a program and, if so, request a matching gift form from your employer, which can be completed and sent with your gift. We'll take care of the rest. The impact of your gift to our school may be doubled or possibly tripled!