Ways to Give

Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in supporting St. Matthew’s Parish School. All that our students enjoy today is made possible by the vision and generosity of parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, alumni, foundations, and friends who support our School through donations of time, talent, and treasure. This support is critical to St. Matthew’s and we are grateful for your help in sustaining the St. Matthew’s experience now and for the future.

Please be in touch if you have any questions about ways of supporting St. Matthew’s or if you are interested in volunteering your time. We look forward to hearing from you.

This information is not intended to be legal or tax advice. We encourage you to consult your own legal or tax advisor.

Thank you!

Below are ways to make your gift.

Give Online: Credit Card or EFT

You may make a gift online securely and easily using EFT/ACH, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express. You may select to contribute by setting up reoccurring payments or make a one-time gift.

Give by Mail: Check, Money Orders, Cash or Credit Card

Please make checks payable to St. Matthew’s Parish School and make a note in the memo line for your allocation (Alumni Fund, Annual Giving, Endowment, or Grant).

Mail to:

St. Matthew’s Parish School

Advancement Office

1601 Cloverfield Blvd., Suite 400 South

Santa Monica, CA 90404

Pledge by mail or email too!

Give by Mail: from Donor Advised Fund

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is designated as a 501(c)(3) public charity, contributions into the fund are tax-deductible and an excellent way to simplify and facilitate your philanthropic giving. Here are links to login pages of some Donor Advised Funds.

Bank of America Donor Advised Fund

BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund

California Community Foundation

Charles Schwab Donor Advised Fund

Fidelity Charitable

National Christian Foundation

The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

Vanguard Charitable

Let us know if you’d like your DAF listed here too!

The School’s official public charity name is: Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St. Matthews Parish. Our tax ID number (EIN) is: 95-1744373. Please advise your DAF that the School is the beneficiary of your gift, and share your details so that we may acknowledge your gift.

Give by Phone: Credit Card or EFT

Please call the Business Office at (310) 454-1350 ext. 141 with your name, gift amount, how you would like to allocate your gift, and your payment information. You may make gifts in installments. Our voicemail system is secure.

Give by Wire Transfer

For wiring instructions, please contact Katie Convoy at kconvoy@stmatthewsschool.com.

Give Appreciated Securities

Please inform the Advancement Office by email that you will be transferring stock to the St. Matthew’s Parish School account giving the name and quantities of the securities:

Please let us know:

Name of securities donated/CUSIP Number
Planned transfer date
Approximate dollar value
Donor Roll Name
Eligible for Employer Matching Gift

Information for your broker:

Merrill Lynch

DTC #8862

Account #88Q04254

Beneficiary: St. Matthew’s Parish School

For questions, please contact:

Katie Convoy, Director of Advancement

kconvoy@stmatthewsschool.com

It is the School’s policy to sell stock at market immediately upon receipt of the transfer. We credit donors with the selling price of the security on the day it is sold. You received confirmation of the amount in your mailed donation receipt. Thank you for your generosity and support.

Give Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA

Owners of individual retirement accounts (IRA) who are at least age 70 1/2 can contribute some or all of their IRAs to St. Matthew’s. Qualified IRA gifts are not subject to certain charitable contributions limitations and are not reportable as income for federal income tax or for Social Security income purposes as they are donated directly to St. Matthew’s, bypassing the owner of the IRA. In most states, the amounts withdrawn are not subject to state income taxes. Donors who do not itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns may benefit from making qualified IRA gifts up to $100,000 because of the gifts’ exclusion from gross income. Please let the Advancement Office know how you’d like to allocate the funds and to expect this gift. We urge you to consult your tax advisor to learn which benefits apply to you.

Make a Corporate Matching Gift

Many employers match gifts made by active, and sometimes retired employees, as well as directors, to encourage and support philanthropy. Securing a matching gift is an easy way to double or even triple your gift to St. Matthew’s. Please ask your employer to see if they participate and obtain a matching gift form. If your contribution generates a matching gift, you will receive credit for the combined amount of your gift plus the matching funds. All matching gift companies are recognized in our Annual Report of Philanthropy.

Planned Giving Options

We are grateful to all of our alumni and friends who remember St. Matthew’s Parish School in their estate plans. You can thoughtfully invest in the future of the school with a bequest of a specified amount, a percentage of your estate, listing the School as a beneficiary on your life insurance or retirement plan.

Your legacy gift would help us build our endowment, recruit, and retain top educators and maintain and grow our facilities so that future generations can benefit from a truly special St. Matthew’s education. It helps us fulfill our education mission – to educate our children to serve, lead, and flourish – into the future. Please contact Katie Convoy at (310) 454-1350, ext. 155 for sample bequest language or to discuss planned giving further and let the Advancement Office know if you have included us in your estate plans.

Gifts in Kind

The School welcomes event tickets and treats for our Faculty Make-a-Wish program, operating supplies, or refreshment product placement at our events. Please contact Katie Convoy at (310) 454-1350, ext. 155.

Legal name and tax ID number (EIN)

Our legal name is: Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St. Matthews Parish. Our tax ID number (EIN) is: 95-1744373.