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Ways to Give to World Education
HELP YOUNG GIRLS LIKE SARA STAY IN SCHOOL!
"If I study now, tomorrow I will have a great future. I like school, and I like to study very much. My future of tomorrow is to become a teacher, a journalist or a nurse," Sara Walet Mohamed
Sara is a Northern Mali Secondary School Scholar, one of thousands of girls and women who have been able to continue their education and envision a better future with the support of World Education. Gifts from private donors support girls' and women's education programs around the globe.
A gift of $50 can buy uniforms, books, supplies and pay for school fees for a whole year. Support a young girl's education today!
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Join World Education's Global Support Network!
Become a member of World Education's Global Support Network and join a special group of dedicated supporters who invest monthly in the Girls' and Women's Education Initiative. By unlocking their power and potential, your gifts help girls and women build better futures for themselves and provide consistent funds to support our work in 24 countries around the world. Join us today!
Your contribution to World Education directly touches the lives of the thousands of individuals, families and communities we
work with every day in the United States and around the world.
We provide you with many ways to give:
Online Giving
Through the Mail
Employee Matching Gifts
Mutual Funds and Publicly Traded Stocks
Personal Property
Closely Held Stocks
Life Insurance
Retirement Assets
Online Giving
Make a secure, online gift. World Education will not share your personal information with any other organization or business.
Learn more about World Education's privacy policy.
Through the Mail
Please send your gift to:
World Education
Development Department
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210, USA
Employee Matching Gifts
You can double the impact of your contribution when your employer matches the amount of your gift. Contact your human resources manager to find out if your company has a matching gift policy.
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DONOR PROFILE
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Mutual Funds and Publicly Traded Stocks
You can transfer ownership of appreciated securities owned for at least one year to World Education and receive a deduction for the average value of the security the same day. You would benefit by having your gift at fair market value (including the appreciation) to determine your charitable deduction.
When the security is sold by World Education, neither you nor we will have to pay capital gains tax. For gifts of publicly traded securities, you may deduct up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income on your federal income tax return. If you cannot take the entire deduction in the first year because of this limitation, you may carry the balance forward into the next five years.
If the securities have been owned for less than one year, the charitable tax deduction is based on your cost in purchasing the security.
Download Gift of Stock Form (PDF, 70 KB)
Personal Property
You can give personal property such as artwork, cars, clothing, and jewelry to World Education. If we cannot use your gift in connection with our stated mission, you can deduct the cost basis of the donated property. (Consult with us to determine whether your gift qualifies for this deduction.)
If the property has depreciated in value from the original cost, as is typically the case with cars and clothing, the deduction will be the current value of the asset.
Closely Held Stocks
Supporters who start and run their own companies as corporations can make gifts of closely held stock to World Education. Consult your professional advisor on how to value gifts of closely held stock.
Owners of Sub-Chapter S Corporations (S Corps) stock can donate their stock to World Education. Private and community foundations can also own this S Corps stock. Because limitations accompany ownership of such stock, World Education will consult a professional advisor before accepting such gifts.
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Graduates from the ABE-to-College Transition Project
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Life Insurance
You can make a significantly larger charitable gift than may be possible from your current assets by designating World Education as the beneficiary of a new or existing life insurance contract.
If you irrevocably transfer your life insurance contract to a World Education, you can claim a federal income tax deduction for the contract's cost basis or cash surrender value, whichever is less. For such gifts, you may deduct up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income on your federal income tax return. If you can't take the entire deduction in the first year because of this limitation, you may carry the balance forward into the next five years.
If you make World Education the owner of your life insurance contract and continue to pay premiums, you can deduct the premiums as you pay them. If you would rather retain the right to change beneficiaries on the contract and don't care that you will not be able to deduct the premiums, you can maintain ownership over the contract and simply name World Education as partial, sole, or contingent beneficiary.
Because a few states do not permit charities to own life insurance on an individual, ask your professional advisor about the laws that apply in your state and other details relating to gifts of life insurance.
Retirement Assets
You can designate all or a certain percentage of your retirement assets to World Education. Distributions from certain kinds of retirement assets—such as individual retirement accounts (IRAs), tax-sheltered annuities, and 401(k) and 403(b) plans—are subject to income tax and may be subject to generation-skipping taxes and estate taxes. However, gifts of these assets will not be taxed if they are paid directly to a charity as beneficiary.
In order to mitigate income tax liability when making a gift of IRA assets to charity, you must withdraw the assets, recognize the distribution for income tax purposes, and contribute the funds before claiming your income tax charitable deduction. (Note: There may be penalties for early withdrawal of your IRA assets).
Consult with a professional advisor to determine how your retirement asset distributions will be affected by naming World Education as a beneficiary.
EFFICIENCY
 Nearly 85% of every $1 given goes directly to programs.
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VALUE
 Every $1 of private giving typically attracts $5 in additional funding.
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World Education is a registered 501c 3 charity and your gift is fully deductible. For more information on World Education's financial history, download our 990 form (PDF, 1,325 KB).
Thank you for your support!
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