Giving to Buxton
The Buxton Fund is comprised of annual gifts, small and large, from all corners of the Buxton community. Together they enhance financial aid, academic and extracurricular programs, faculty resources, and other endeavors that matter most to the quality of each student’s Buxton experience. Gifts can be made all at once or pledged over a period of time.
To make a gift, send a check or money order to Buxton. Payments may also be made by VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. For your convenience, gifts and pledges may be made on-line
Securities
Gifts of long-term appreciated securities–stock, bonds and mutual fund shares–receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the security at the time they are contributed. Capital gains tax is avoided, and the full value of these assets is available to the school.
Matching Gift
Many corporations offer matching gift programs for employees, retirees, and their families, which can often double or triple your gift. Contact your company’s personnel office for more information.
Memorial and Honorary Gifts
If you have a special person–teacher, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild–you would like to remember or commemorate, we will accept donations in his or her name. Please attach a note that includes the name of the person, the family contact name and address (for memorials) or the individual’s name and address (for honorary gifts). We will be sure the family or individual is notified of your thoughtfulness.
Planned Giving
A planned gift can be remembering Buxton in your will. There are also trusts, and gifts of life insurance, retirement plan assets or property. Each vehicle has specific advantages that are tailored to the donor’s needs.
For example, a donor might structure a gift that would provide life income, avoid capital gains tax, and pass assets to family members substantially free of taxes.
Life Income Gifts
Many alumni and friends would like to make a substantial gift to Buxton during their lifetimes but cannot afford to give up the income from the assets they would give. Today’s tax codes make it possible for donors to make irrevocable gifts to Buxton from which they receive income for life while saving on capital gains, income, and estate taxes. Upon the death of the last beneficiary of a life income gift arrangement, the remainder of the gift becomes part of the permanent endowment of the school.
Bequests
You may include the school in your will by leaving a percentage of your estate, a specific dollar amount, or by naming Buxton as the residual beneficiary. Estate taxes can be reduced by making a bequest.
For further information about any of these gift opportunities, contact:
Maria Vincent
Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations
Maria@BuxtonSchool.org
413-458-4970
Shriya Bhargava-Sears
Assistant to Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations
Shriya@BuxtonSchool.org
413-458-3919, ext. 106