Ways To Give

List of 10 items.

• Credit Card, Check, or Cash

  Credit Card
  Credit card gifts can be made securely using our online donation form.

   

  Checks
  Please make checks payable to Mission Dolores Academy and mail directly to:

   

  Mission Dolores Academy

  Attention: Advancement Office

  3371 16th Street

  San Francisco, CA 94114

  
  If you wish your gift to be used for a specific purpose, please note it in the memo.

• Transfer of Stock or Securities

  Gifts of appreciated securities enable many donors to realize tax advantages. To donate securities, please download the Gift of Stock: Transfer Instructions and Authorization form. Once you have instructed your broker to transfer a gift, please notify the Advancement Office by email at development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056.

• Wire Transfer

  To make a gift through wire transfer, please download this Wire Transfer Instructions form and provide the enclosed information to your financial institution. Once the wire transfer is initiated, please notify the Advancement Office by email at development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056.

• Donor-Advised Funds (DAF)

  A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving program that allows you to combine advantageous tax benefits with the flexibility to support your preferred charities. You may give cash, stock, or other assets through a DAF and take advantage of tax deductions.
  DAF Direct

  
  When making a gift through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), please forward your gift to the following address:

  
  Mission Dolores Academy

  Attention: Advancement Office

  3371 16th Street

  San Francisco, CA 94114

• Cryptocurrency

  To make a gift using cryptocurrency, please contact the Advancement Office by email at development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056.

• Matching Gift

  Many employers offer matching gift programs for employees to maximize their charitable contributions. These gifts allow you to double or sometimes even triple your gift to Mission Dolores Academy.

  
  Please refer to the list of organizations with matching gift programs: 360MatchPro

• In-Kind

  Mission Dolores Academy accepts donated goods (e.g. technology, books, items for fundraising events including wine, auction prizes, etc.) as well as services (e.g. legal, plumbing/electrical/construction, graphic design). In most cases, in-kind donations are tax-deductible. To make an in-kind gift, please contact the Advancement Office by email at development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056.

• Planned Gifts

  To make a lasting gift to ensure that Mission Dolores Academy continues to fulfill its mission, please consider including the school in your will. Planned gifts are essential to ensuring a stable future for MDA, and can also offer significant tax advantages. Through careful planning and consultation with your advisors, many donors use planned giving as a method to make a more substantial gift to MDA, as well as to provide additional estate planning benefits or income tax benefits.

  
  A gift through your will or estate is the easiest gift you can make today:

  • Make a bequest to MDA in your will
  • Make MDA the beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy
  • Establish a charitable trust
  • Make a gift of real estate or other tangible property

• IRA Gifts

  If you are over age 70, contact your IRA administrator for instructions on making a direct transfer (Qualified Charitable Distribution) that will be free of federal income tax. Please notify the Advancement Office of your gift by emailing development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056.

• Pledge

  Pledges can be made by contacting the Advancement Office at development@mdasf.org or by calling (628) 271-1056. The pledge period for gifts is the current fiscal year, August 1 - July 31.