Ways to Give
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!
CSF is a 501(c)(3) organization and gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. CSF’s EIN is 13-4002189.
Give online
You can make a one-time donation or monthly pledge by credit card or direct debit from your checking or savings account by clicking the button below.
Federal Tax Credit
There is cause for celebration! The Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) for donations to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) was included in the budget bill that was signed into law on July 4th, 2025.
Mail a Check
To donate by mail, please make your check payable to “Children’s Scholarship Fund” and mail it to us at:
Wire Transfers
To electronically transfer funds to Children’s Scholarship Fund, please contact Michele Mitola, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
CSF’s EIN is 13-4002189 and its legal name is The Childrens Scholarship Fund.
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!
Include 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
OR
Designate 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.
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!
Other Assets and Giving Strategies
Children’s Scholarship Fund can accept a wide variety of assets such as:
- Cryptocurrency (Click here and type Children’s Scholarship Fund under “Choose a Nonprofit” to make a gift in 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.
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.