There are many ways to give to Children’s Scholarship Fund that can maximize your tax savings and further your impact. No matter how you choose to give, your gift will ensure the expansion of educational opportunities for all children in the year ahead and for years to come!

Give Online

You can make a one-time donation or monthly pledge by credit card or direct debit from your checking or savings account here. 

Mail a Check

To donate by mail, please make your check payable to “Children’s Scholarship Fund” and mail it to us at:

Children’s Scholarship Fund
8 West 38th Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Darla Romfo, President & CEO

Wire Transfers

To electronically transfer funds to Children’s Scholarship Fund, please contact Michele Mitola, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development, at 212-515-7108 or mmitola@scholarshipfund.org.

Gifts of Stock

Charitable tax advantages often make giving stock more beneficial than giving cash. By gifting appreciated stock from your investment account, you may be eligible to:

  • Receive a charitable income tax deduction
  • Eliminate capital gains taxes

To transfer shares of public stock to Children’s Scholarship Fund, contact Michele Mitola, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development, at 212-515-7108 or mmitola@scholarshipfund.org, to request information to provide your broker.  Please also notify us of the amount and type of shares given so we can record and acknowledge your donation.

Estate Gifts

If you believe in the mission of Children’s Scholarship Fund, we invite you to consider making us part of your enduring legacy by including us in your estate plans and joining our Founders’ Legacy Society!

You can do this by:

  • Designating Children’s Scholarship Fund as a beneficiary of a financial account such as a retirement plan, life insurance policy, donor advised fund, charitable gift annuity, charitable trust, or other account, OR
  • Including Children’s Scholarship Fund in your will or trust by inserting a provision containing our legal name and federal tax ID:

Legal Name: The Childrens Scholarship Fund
Address: 8 West 38th Street, Suite 804, New York, NY 10018
EIN #: 13-4002189

If you include us in your estate plans, please let us know. We would love to welcome and honor you as a member of our Founders’ Legacy Society!

Learn more here!

Gifts from Retirement Accounts

Making gifts from traditional retirement accounts may allow you to:

  • Avoid paying income tax on distributions
  • Preserve your account’s value
  • Prevent heirs from inheriting tax burdens

There are several advantageous ways to give from retirement accounts:

  1. Required Minimum Distributions (RMD):
    If you are over age 72 and are required to distribute funds from your retirement plan, you can satisfy your annual RMD and avoid paying income tax on the distribution by giving directly to Children’s Scholarship Fund.
  2. Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
    If you are over age 70 ½, you can distribute up to $108,000 per year from your IRA directly to Children’s Scholarship Fund without paying income tax. This counts toward your annual RMD fulfillment.
  3. Beneficiary Designation
    At any age, you can designate Children’s Scholarship Fund as a beneficiary of your retirement accounts. Traditional retirement accounts make for great assets to transfer to tax-exempt charities to avoid income taxes on distributions.
    Learn more about beneficiary designations and becoming a member of our Founders’ Legacy Society here, or by contacting Michele Mitola, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development, at 212-515-7108 or mmitola@scholarshipfund.org.

Other Assets and Giving Strategies

Children’s Scholarship Fund can accept a wide variety of assets such as:

  • cryptocurrency,
  • non-liquid assets such as gifts of real estate,
  • or private business interests.

If you would like more information, or assistance making these or other types of gifts, please contact us.

Michele Mitola
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Development
212-515-7108
mmitola@scholarshipfund.org

Children’s Scholarship Fund does not provide investment, tax, or legal advice. Please consult with your personal advisors before making financial decisions based on this information. The information presented here is for general information and educational purposes; it is not specific to any individual’s personal circumstances, and may change at any time without notice. Distribution limits are representative of the year 2025.