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Holiday Giving 2023 December 1, 2023
WCS Kids Holiday Wishlist
This year our WCS kids have requested gift cards to local stores and restaurants. Download the Gift Card Wish List HERE. This allows them a fun night out or a chance to go shopping for their families. Our community is always so generous during the holiday season. Please send any gift card donations to Development Office by December 15th so they can be distributed. Or if you wish to make a monetary gift, donate to the Holiday Giving fund HERE. Thank you for your support!
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Purchase a WCS Calendar as a Holiday Gift
Make a donation of $20 or more to the WCS Friends of the Farm fund and receive our festive 2024 Calendar as a gift. The 12 month calendar features one of our unique animals and their stories for every month. Help us continue to rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife in southeastern CT. Our goal is to build our Friends of the Farm so that we can continue to care for our menagerie of therapeutic animals. Make a donation here or contact development@waterfordcs.org to reserve your calendar!
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Consider End of Year Giving
December 31 is the donation deadline for 2023 tax deductions, so now is a great time to consider actions to help you increase your charitable impact and reduce your taxable income. You can make your money work harder for good with smart and simple financial strategies. In fact, you may find that you can increase your giving by 20 percent or more—without feeling it in your bank account. Try setting funds aside for giving so it’s a part of your budget, or make use of smart giving strategies such as:
- Donating stock or other appreciated assets
- “Bunching” your charitable donations
- Going beyond traditional charitable giving and trying out impact investing
- Using a charitable giving vehicle like a donor-advised fund
- Qualified Charitable Distribution – if you’re required to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) you may donate and make that RMD tax free.
Take some time to research the options and speak to your tax advisor to see if you can make your giving dollars stretch further.
PARNTER WITH US BY GIVING TO THE WCS ENDOWMENT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Your gift builds on a century of service at Waterford Country School.
