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Ways to Give to World Education
HELP
YOUNG GIRLS LIKE
SARA STAY IN SCHOOL!
"If I study now,
tomorrow I will have
a great future. I like
school, and I like to
study very much. My future
of tomorrow is to become
a teacher, a journalist
or a nurse," Sara
Walet Mohamed
Sara is a Northern Mali
Secondary School Scholar,
one of thousands of girls
and women who have been
able to continue their
education and envision
a better future with
the support of World
Education. Gifts from
private donors support
girls' and women's education
programs around the globe.
A gift of $50 can buy
uniforms, books, supplies
and pay for school fees
for a whole year.
Support
a young girl's education
today!
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Join World Education's
Global Support Network!
Become a member of World Education's Global
Support Network and join a special group
of dedicated supporters who invest monthly
in the Girls'
and Women's Education Initiative. By
unlocking their power and potential, your
gifts help girls and women build better futures
for themselves and provide consistent funds
to support our work in 24 countries around
the world.
Join
us today!
Your contribution to World Education directly
touches the lives of the thousands of individuals,
families and communities we work with every
day in the United States and around the world.
We provide you with many ways to
give:
Online
Giving
Through the Mail
Employee Matching
Gifts
Mutual Funds and Publicly
Traded Stocks
Personal Property
Closely Held Stocks
Life Insurance
Retirement Assets
Online Giving
Make
a secure, online gift. World Education
will not share your personal information
with any other organization or business.
Learn more about
World Education's privacy policy.
Through the Mail
Please send your gift to:
World Education
Development Department
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210, USA
Employee Matching
Gifts
You can double the impact of your contribution
when your employer matches the amount of
your gift. Contact your human resources manager
to find out if your company has a matching
gift policy.
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Mutual Funds and
Publicly Traded Stocks
You can transfer ownership of appreciated
securities owned for at least one year to
World Education and receive a deduction for
the average value of the security the same
day. You would benefit by having your gift
at fair market value (including the appreciation)
to determine your charitable deduction.
When the security is sold by World Education,
neither you nor we will have to pay capital
gains tax. For gifts of publicly traded securities,
you may deduct up to 30 percent of your adjusted
gross income on your federal income tax return.
If you cannot take the entire deduction in
the first year because of this limitation,
you may carry the balance forward into the
next five years.
If the securities have been owned for less
than one year, the charitable tax deduction
is based on your cost in purchasing the security.
Download
Gift of Stock Form (PDF,
70 KB)
Personal Property
You can give personal property such as artwork,
cars, clothing, and jewelry to World Education.
If we cannot use your gift in connection
with our stated mission, you can deduct the
cost basis of the donated property. (Consult
with us to determine whether your gift qualifies
for this deduction.)
If the property has depreciated in value
from the original cost, as is typically the
case with cars and clothing, the deduction
will be the current value of the asset.
Closely Held Stocks
Supporters who start and run their own companies
as corporations can make gifts of closely
held stock to World Education. Consult your
professional advisor on how to value gifts
of closely held stock.
Owners of Sub-Chapter S Corporations (S Corps)
stock can donate their stock to World Education.
Private and community foundations can also
own this S Corps stock. Because limitations
accompany ownership of such stock, World
Education will consult a professional advisor
before accepting such gifts.
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Graduates
from the ABE-to-College Transition
Project
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Life Insurance
You can make a significantly larger charitable
gift than may be possible from your current
assets by designating World Education as
the beneficiary of a new or existing life
insurance contract.
If you irrevocably transfer your life insurance
contract to a World Education, you can claim
a federal income tax deduction for the contract's
cost basis or cash surrender value, whichever
is less. For such gifts, you may deduct up
to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income
on your federal income tax return. If you
can't take the entire deduction in the first
year because of this limitation, you may
carry the balance forward into the next five
years.
If you make World Education the owner of
your life insurance contract and continue
to pay premiums, you can deduct the premiums
as you pay them. If you would rather retain
the right to change beneficiaries on the
contract and don't care that you will not
be able to deduct the premiums, you can maintain
ownership over the contract and simply name
World Education as partial, sole, or contingent
beneficiary.
Because a few states do not permit charities
to own life insurance on an individual, ask
your professional advisor about the laws
that apply in your state and other details
relating to gifts of life insurance.
Retirement
Assets
You can designate all or a certain percentage
of your retirement assets to World Education.
Distributions from certain kinds of retirement
assets—such as individual retirement
accounts (IRAs), tax-sheltered annuities,
and 401(k) and 403(b) plans—are subject
to income tax and may be subject to generation-skipping
taxes and estate taxes. However, gifts of
these assets will not be taxed if they are
paid directly to a charity as beneficiary.
In order to mitigate income tax liability
when making a gift of IRA assets to charity,
you must withdraw the assets, recognize the
distribution for income tax purposes, and
contribute the funds before claiming your
income tax charitable deduction. (Note: There
may be penalties for early withdrawal of
your IRA assets).
Consult with a professional advisor to determine
how your retirement asset distributions will
be affected by naming World Education as
a beneficiary.
EFFICIENCY
 Nearly 85% of every $1 given goes directly to programs.
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VALUE
 Every $1 of private giving typically attracts $5 in additional funding.
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World Education is a registered 501c
3 charity and your gift is fully deductible.
For more information on World Education's
financial history, download
our 990 form (PDF, 1,325 KB).
Thank you for your support!
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