The Development Office The development section of the Plymouth Meeting Friends School (PMFS) website has been created to provide information to the members of our community about the many ways available to support the activities of Plymouth Meeting Friends School. Plymouth Meeting Friends School encourages all members of our community to consider PMFS in their charitable giving activities. For additional information, please contact Juanita Nyce or Betsy Torg, Co-Directors of Development, at (610) 828-2407, ext. 224 or juanitan@pmfs1780.org and betsyt@pmfs1780.org. +The Annual Giving Fund: As in all independent schools today, Annual Giving Fund is an important source of unrestricted support for current operations at Plymouth Meeting Friends School. It helps underwrite the costs of faculty salaries, financial aid, teaching supplies, and maintenance. Contributions to the Annual Giving Fund, along with other sources, help the school maintain a balanced budget as well as supporting growth. Tuition alone does not cover all the costs of running the school. The Annual Giving Fund helps close this gap and assists the school’s efforts in keeping tuition as low as possible. Because of the critical role of the Annual Giving Fund, Plymouth Meeting Friends School encourages all members of our community to participate in our efforts to provide an enriched and challenging program for our children. Ways to support Plymouth Meeting Friends School include: (Click on topic to learn more) +Cash or Check The easiest way to support Plymouth Meeting Friends School is to write a check. Please make your check payable to Plymouth Meeting Friends School and mail to Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Attn: Development Office, 2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462. +Credit Card To make a contribution using your VISA or MasterCard, please contact the Development Office at (610) 828-2407, ext. 224. +Appreciated Securities A gift of appreciated securities can bring greater tax savings than a gift of cash. If you donate stock that you have held for more than a year, you will receive a tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the securities on the date the school receives the stock. You are not required to pay a capital gains tax on the appreciation. +Corporate Matching Gift If you work for a company that matches employee’s charitable giving, simply request a matching gift form from your human resources department, fill out your portion, and send it with your gift to Plymouth Meeting Friends School. We will take care of the rest. To find out more about the Matching Gift Program or to find out if your company will match donations to PMFS, contact the Development Office. +Planned Giving The Friends of Plymouth program recognizes individuals who have informed us that they have included Plymouth Meeting Friends School in their wills. To learn more about how to be a Friend of Plymouth, please contact Juanita Nyce at (610) 828-2407 or juanitan@pmfs1780.org. +Gifts-in-Kind These donations are not monetary contributions, and may consist of furnishings, art, computers, musical instruments, books, etc. Plymouth Meeting Friends School provides a gift receipt, which acknowledges the contribution. Plymouth Meeting Friends School accepts Gifts-In-Kind at its own discretion. Prior contact with the Development Office is requested. +Restricted Gifts Donors may restrict their gifts for a specific purpose to benefit the students at Plymouth Meeting Friends School. Examples of restricted gifts include scholarship, endowments or gifts to a specific department of the school. +Endowments Gifts to Endowed Funds are placed in a permanent fund, where the principal is invested and only the earned income is spent. Endowment income is used to support scholarships, faculty and staff pensions, financial assistance for students and institutional planning. +Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit This program allows tax credits to encourage incorporated businesses in Pennsylvania to donate money to scholarships and educational improvement organizations for primary and secondary education. Please contact the Development Office with questions concerning this program.