Giving Circles

Red & Blue		Mustang Circle		6310 Circle
	$100		$250		$500

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Giving Circles | President's Club

The President's Club recognizes those generous donors who provide significant gifts in support of the school and its programs. President's Club members provide the leadership gifts that ensure scholarships and financial aid, as well as the facilities that serve the community. Join the President's Club with a gift of $1,000 or more. Includes an invitation to the annual President's Club Reception.

Cascia Circle Fr. Egan Circle Fr. Green Circle $1,000 President's Club Silver $2,500 President's Club Gold $5,000 President's Club Platinum To place a gift in the following circles, please call 773-925-5029 Leadership Circle St. Thomas of Villanova Circle St. Monica Circle St. Augustine Circle St. Rita Circle $10,000 + $25,000 + $50,000 + $100,000 + $250,000 +

Other Amount

Donations made between July 1, 2010 – June 30,2011 will be listed in the Annual Report published Fall 2011.

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Ways to Give to St. Rita of Cascia High School

Direct Gifts

Direct monetary gifts are accepted in the form of checks, charges or money orders. Payments can be made to the Advancement Office at St. Rita High School. You can also visit www.stritahs.com to make a gift online using a credit card. Please contact a member of the Advancement Office for more information on giving or making a pledge.

Gifts-in-Kind

Another way benefactors may choose to help the students of St. Rita High School is through gifts-in-kind.  The value of these gifts is included in the respective individuals’ total giving during a respective fiscal year. Following is a small sampling of these types of gifts that were received in the past includes:

• Sporting Event Tickets to be auctioned at the Valentine’s Dinner Dance, Winterfest or Golf Outing
  
• Legal Services
  
• Construction Services
• Electrical Services
  

Please contact a member of the Advancement Office if you have questions about what types of services are needed, and how to give an in-kind gift.

Matching Gifts

Check with the human resources office at your place of employment for a matching gift form, and enclose it with your contribution. Your annual total giving record in the annual report will be soft credited for the amount of your company’s matching gift.

United Way

Many corporations take part in an annual United Way giving program. Did you know that you can designate your contributions to be sent to St. Rita? Contact the Advancement Office for more information or talk to your company’s United Way Coordinator.

Planned Gifts

There are various types of Planned Gifts that you can use to assist St. Rita High School including, bequests and life insurance. Some Planned Gift additional options that St. Rita is working to accept include:

• Charitable Gift Annuities - payments to donors begin as soon as the gift is made, and donors receive immediate tax deductions.
  
• Deferred Gift Annuities - the donor has flexibility in determining the start date of payments. For example, if the gift is made at age 50, the donor may choose the starting date of the payments anytime between the ages of 55 and 80. Charitable deductions are available immediately.
  
• Real Estate – generous benefactors have used various vehicles to donate appreciated real estate to St. Rita High School in the past. Please contact the Advancement Office to learn more about how you can assist our students through a gift of real estate.

Stock Gifts

When considering a gift to St. Rita High School, donors often think of giving cash. However, because of the enhanced tax benefits, other kinds of assets (stock and real estate) are used to make gifts. If you gift St. Rita High School with stock, please be sure to include your name, the name of the stock, the number of shares and the date of the transfer. Please notify Tom Ramsden or John Schmitt when considering a stock transfer to St. Rita High School so that you have the proper account information.

If you gift St. Rita with a stock certificate that is already in your name, please call us for a stock power document. Your stock certificate will have to be signed and dated by those whose names are on the certificate, and we will need a brief note indicating your intentions of transferring the stock to St. Rita High School.

In Memory or Honor of Someone Special

Many families have chosen to make gifts to St. Rita High School In Memory of (IMO) a loved one, or to send St. Rita High School gifts In Honor of (IHO) an individual. The Advancement Office can assist in establishing either IMO or IHO funds.

1905 Guild | Download Complete Details

We invite your partnership in continuing St. Rita High School’s heritage. Generous benefactors who have remembered St. Rita in their wills and estate plans during their lives are members of the 1905 Guild. The purpose of the 1905 Guild is to strengthen the mission of St. Rita High School by involving its alumni, parents and friends with the contemporary work of the school.

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For more information on any type of Planned Gift please contact:
Tom Ramsden Director of Institutional Advancement 773-925-6600 | ext. 6628 tramsden@stritahs.com