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Annual
Giving
Annual gifts help meet current
operating expenditures. They are vital to fund student financial aid,
faculty salaries, academic programs and facilities and grounds maintenance.
The Annual Appeal helps make up the difference between tuition and the
increasing costs of running a quality Catholic high school.
Annual fund gifts are primarily cash gifts payable in a lump sum or in
installments over the course of one year.
If you wish to make an annual gift,
follow
this link.
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Endowed
Gifts
These gifts are placed in a
permanent fund that allows only earned income to be spent. The larger the
endowment, the more income available for Lansing Catholic. Currently,
LCHS has endowment funds for Scholarship/Tuition Assistance and Capital
Improvements.
Individuals,
businesses or groups may establish their own named endowment to benefit Lansing
Catholic High School. Gifts of this type are usually limited to contributions
of $5,000 or more.
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Memorial
Gifts
Any gift can be made in honor of
a special person (mother, father) or special event (birthday, anniversary) or in
memory of a deceased relative, classmate or friend. Memorial gifts may be
made at any time and in any amount. The funds can be designated for
endowment, scholarship or special projects. Any undesignated memorial gift
is earmarked for scholarship.
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Matching
Gifts
Matching gifts are
a wonderful way to increase the impact of your gift. A few minutes of
paperwork can double, triple and even quadruple your contribution to Lansing
Catholic. Participating companies match (sometimes as much as four times)
the amount of dollars their employees or retirees give to Lansing Catholic High
School. The company matches a gift after receiving from the high school
the company's matching gift form acknowledging receipt of the gift from its
employee or retiree. Please inquire at your company's personnel office to
determine if they match charitable gifts to schools. If your employer does
provide matching gift dollars for education, obtain the appropriate form and
send it with your gift to Lansing Catholic High School. We will do the rest!
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Planned
or Deferred Gifts
Long-term gifts to an
organization are called planned or deferred gifts. The use of such gifts
is postponed until a specified future date. Planned gifts help secure
Lansing Catholic's future, providing significant assets that continue to benefit
our high school for years to come.
An example of a planned gift would be naming Lansing Catholic High School as a beneficiary in one's
will. This reduces the size of the taxable portion of an estate and can
lower federal estate tax liability. Other forms of planned gifts include
trusts, life insurance policies, transfers of residence and personal property
and charitable remainder gifts. Donors
should consult their attorney or financial advisor for tax information specific
to their circumstances.
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Gifts-in-Kind
Gifts of service, materials,
equipment and expertise can also benefit our school and qualify as a charitable
contribution. Donors desiring to make a gift of this nature are encouraged
to work through the Development Office and selected school personnel to
determine the usability and appropriateness of such a gift.
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If you have any
questions please contact Mary Frank at (517)267-2114 for more information.
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Lansing Catholic High School
501 North Marshall Street
Lansing, MI 48912
(517)267-2100
FAX (517)267-2135
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