Endowment Funds
You may choose to give to a gift in perpetuity to our Operations Endowment or our Scholarship Endowment Funds. (Please see below for special naming opportunities.) A portion of annual interest, dividends, and appreciation from our Endowment Funds is used in support of our operations and scholarships while the principal continues to invest for the benefit of the Stern Center's future. You may give now to the Stern Center's Annual or Endowment Funds through any of the following types of contributions:
Cash
Please make your check payable to the Stern Center for Language and Learning and mail to:
Stern Center for Language and Learning
135 Allen Brook Lane
Williston, VT 05495-9209
Pledges
If you prefer, you may make a pledge and convey your gift to the Stern Center over a period of up to five years.
Stock, Bonds, and Other Securities
To make a gift of appreciated securities traded on the Stock Exchange contact Laurie Caswell Burke, Major Gifts Officer lburke@sterncenter.org or Ed Wilkens, Development Director ewilkens@sterncenter.org or 802-878-2332. Provide the name of your broker, the name of the stock and the number of shares you would like to contribute. We will advise you on the procedure for completing the gift. In order to avoid capital gains taxes, do not sell the stock yourself nor have your broker sell it. Transfer shares intact to the Stern Center. For tax purposes the value of your stock gift (certificates or electronic transfer) is determined by the average of the high and low on the day of the transfer.
Sponsor a Student Every Year - Through our Scholarship Endowment Fund
With a gift of $10,000 or more to our Scholarship Endowment Fund, you may create a lasting named scholarship in honor of a family member or friend to be awarded each year to a Stern Center student.