Ways to Give

Federal Tax ID Number

Austin Prep is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our federal tax ID (EIN) is 04-2314298

Online Giving

The Austin Prep Fund is the cornerstone of fundraising at Austin Prep, and provides annual, flexible dollars for key programs and priorities, and the funding to address unforeseen needs throughout the year.  Your gift makes an indelible impact on current students, as well as future students, and makes extraordinary possible at Austin Prep. Learn more about the Austin Prep Fund below.

Make a Gift to The Austin Prep Fund Here

Double Your Impact

Checks, Donor Advised Funds, or Foundations

Please make your check payable to Austin Preparatory School. Austin Prep is pleased
to accept gifts through Donor Advised Funds and family foundations. If giving through a
Donor Advised Fund (DAF), be sure to let your administrator know Austin Prep’s tax ID
and mailing address (below). You may send directly to:

Austin Prep
Development Office
101 Willow St.
Reading, MA 01867
Austin Prep’s federal tax ID (EIN) is 04-2314298

Wire Transfers or ACH  Payments

Wire transfers or ACH payments are easy and efficient ways to make a gift to Austin
Prep. For instructions, please contact Hillary Repucci, Director of Development, at
hillary.repucci@austinprep.org or 781-944-4900 x.4680.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities

Donations of securities transferred directly to Austin Prep receive additional tax benefits. You avoid capital gains taxes on the difference between the price you paid for the
securities and their current market value, and are able to claim a tax deduction on the average value of the gift on the day it is received in Austin Prep’s brokerage account.

Please email Hillary Repucci, Director of Development, at hillary.repucci@austinprep.org and provide the following information to ensure you receive the correct tax-deductible credit for your gift. 
1) The name of the security
2) Number of shares
3) How you wish to direct your gift (Austin Prep Fund, Memorial Scholarship, etc) 

Please also share the below transfer instructions with your securities broker:

Stock Transfer/DTC delivery instructions:

Austin Preparatory School

101 Willow Street, Reading, MA, 01867

 

Vanguard Account#: 31771230

DTC#: 0062

Vanguard contact information: 

Website: www.vanguard.com | Telephone: 877.662.7447

Tax-Free IRA Distributions

Your IRA can provide a tax-smart way to make an impact at Austin Prep today. Those
age 70½ or older may make gifts and pledge payments directly to Austin Prep from an
Individual Retirement Account (IRA)—with a maximum of $105,000 per year. The
Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD (sometimes called an “IRA Charitable
Rollover”) is a great way to make a tax-free gift now to Austin Prep while also satisfying
your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
Please contact your IRA plan administrator to coordinate the distribution or reach out to
Hillary Repucci, Director of Development, at hillary.repucci@austinprep.org or 781-944-
4900 x.4680 to learn more.

Capital Giving

Austin Prep is currently is the planning stages of a comprehensive Capital Campaign. For more information please contact Hillary Repucci, Director of Development at hillary.repucci@austinprep.org. For those making pledge payments for our Igniting Hearts and Faith and Reason Campaigns, please click the button below.

Make Your Capital Campaign Pledge Payment Here

Planned Giving

You may choose to name Austin Prep as the recipient of a major gift in the future. Such deferred gifts can be tailored to your personal circumstances while helping you achieve important reductions in your current personal income taxes and estate taxes. Some deferred giving methods include:

• Life Insurance: There are several ways to use life insurance to mutually benefit Austin Prep and yourself. These include making Austin Prep the sole or co-beneficiary of a new or existing policy. Income tax and estate tax benefits are also available through insurance gifts to Austin Prep.

• Bequests: Gifts by will, whether in the form of cash, securities or other property, may be fully deducted in determining federal estate taxes and inheritance taxes.

Gifts of Real Estate

If you make a gift of property to Austin Prep, you will be credited with a contribution valued at the fair market value of the real estate, which is ordinarily ascertained by a real estate appraiser.