Support The Willow School
An accredited school with SACS/CASI
The Willow School is an independent, non-profit 501 (c) 3. As such, the school is eligible to receive tax-deductible donations.
Willow relies on unrestricted financial support from donors like you. These donations help us to fund our immediate priorities which include:
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day-to-day operations
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purchases of equipment and technology
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fund long-term projects (such as becoming an accredited private school and conducting a capital campaign)
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paying for specialists to come in and work with our students.
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purchasing new equipment for the school
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buying curricular materials for our classrooms
Donations are vitally important to the operations of The Willow School. These funds are a critical source, counted on by the faculty and administration to enable the school to provide enhancements for all aspects of our program. Some of our recent fundraising fundraising efforts have enabled us to:
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Purchase a 48 passenger school bus
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Offer over $10,000 in Willow scholarship monies for returning families
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Install a new playground and play structure for our preschool program
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Erect a large canopy creating an outdoor classroom and eating area
The Willow School is registered with the Department of Education and is in compliance with all of their requirements. This enables us to participate in Florida’s scholarship programs such as the Step Up for Students scholarship, a low income fund, and the McKay Scholarship fund for children with an Individual Education Plan. Additionally, Willow is always looking to improve our school.
The Willow School conducts an annual giving campaign. We also publish regular newsletters to keep our donors up to date with all of the exciting events going on with our school. If you would like to learn more about:
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being a part of this fantastic organization
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Willow becoming an accredited private school
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learning more about a quality education
Sometimes donors want to underwrite a program such as our music program for a school year or make a donation to pay for a child to attend the school for free for the academic year. We have also received monies to help children attend our three day field trips as well.
Like many non-profit corporations, Willow operates on a deficit budget requiring the school to fund raise. Each year we have been able to meet our school’s financial needs through local fundraisers here in Vero Beach as well as through nationwide campaigns educating people about the alternative ways we work with children here in our Willow classrooms.
Donation Options
There are many ways to support The Willow School
Checks should be made payable to The Willow School and sent to:
The Willow School
950 43rd Avenue.
Vero Beach, Florida
32960
Donating via credit/debit is now easier than ever:
If you would like make a donation using a credit or debit card, please visit our new Payment Portal. From here you can make a one time or recurring donation and even chose where you want the money to go.
Stocks and securities are another great way to provide financial support:
Donating securities can be a simple and easy way for someone to help this non-profit school. These gifts act much as a cash donation does but with an added benefit. Donations of securities provide significant tax savings for the donor by avoiding capital-gains and other taxes. This is particularly true if the security has increased in value.
Willow offers a much needed service in our community. It provides a nurturing school environment in which children absolutely thrive. Time and time again, parents tell us that their children wake up early, eager to come to school and often times want to stay late because they love it here so much. Please consider helping us continue to make a difference in these children’s lives. Donate today.
To learn more about donating stock, visit this website: securities donation guidelines
Please contact our office or E-mail us for information about the stock transfer process. Our school classrooms directly benefit from your generosity.
Willow offers a much needed service in our community. It provides a nurturing school environment in which children absolutely thrive. Time and time again, parents tell us that their children wake up early, eager to come to school and often times want to stay late because they love it here so much. Please consider helping us continue to make a difference in these children’s lives. Donate today.
Does your employer participate in gift matching?:
In fact, hundreds of corporations and organizations match the charitable gifts of employees to non-profit corporations. This means that your employer will make a donation to your nonprofit as a result of your contribution. In the United States alone, about 10 percent of all corporate philanthropy is through matching gifts, and about 1 in every 10 gifts to a nonprofit is eligible for a match!
Most corporations will match gifts made by their employees to educational institutions such as independent schools, hospitals, health-services organizations and other nonprofits. Typically, a company has a maximum limit to matching gift funding during a single year.
Most companies and corporations love to participate in this program because the company is listed as a donor and can then report to the community that they and their employees are supporting great non-profit efforts such as The Willow School.
Please inquire with your company to determine if they have a matching gift program. Typically, you will need to contact your company’s human resources department. They should provide you with a matching gift form. Then simply complete your brief section of the form, enclose it with your gift, and Willow will do the rest. This independent school in Indian River County appreciates it!
If you need additional help, feel free to contact our office. We will be glad to help you learn more about matching gifts and be involved in any way we can.
Gifts in Kind:
Gifts In-Kind are donations that Willow receives of products, time and services. By law, gifts of time and services can be donated but are not eligible to receive a tax deduction. However, products given to the school may be acknowledged and each can be honored with a tax deduction of “fair market value.”
Willow relies on gifts In-Kind throughout our school year to help us with our program. We have many volunteers who donate their time and talents to support our school. In addition, we receive many products that help support both our daily school program as well as our fundraisers.
We currently receive gifts In-Kind in a myriad of ways that include:
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Buddies – We frequently have a crew of volunteers who work one-on-one with our students in reading and can provide extra help as well.
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Helpers – Oftentimes volunteers enjoy working in the classroom helping to support the teacher in conducting a lesson.
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Office work – This can include providing support with photocopying, filing, phone calls and other general office tasks.
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Professional Services – We are grateful to currently receive donated accounting services, pro-bono legal counsel, construction help and more.
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Fundraising efforts – Many volunteers have helped us create fabulous fundraisers for our Willow school program. Donations from professional party planners, caterers, sommeliers, and auctioneers have helped us create memorable events!
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Errands– We have dedicated support who are happy to run errands for us around town.
Annual Giving Campaign:
Annual giving is a fundraising campaign that Willow conducts each year to solicit donations by mail from family and friends, both locally (Vero Beach) and out of state to all of our private school contacts.
Donations are an integral part of helping Willow remain a sustainable private school. Donations also help the school keep tuition affordable by helping us cover the gap between what the tuition is and what the actual costs of educating a child are.
Many Willow families are struggle to pay tuition and ask the school to help by providing supplemental scholarship money. Willow is able to do this in part from monies we raise by conducting an annual giving drive.
When letters go out to our families, friends and other potential donors, we include up to date information about the school that includes:
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annual demographics about our student body
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recent events and field trips
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the school’s current short term goals and needs
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a list of our many accomplishments
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contact information
Our graduates are now in high school and college. Willow is proud that our private school has been able to see its graduates consistently rank in the top 10 of their high school classes and able to enter prestigious colleges of their choices.
In addition to soliciting donations with our annual giving letters, we also hope to educate people locally and nationwide about The Willow School and how this private school program is distinctly different from many others across the country. Our program has a proven track record and we see the difference our school makes to children every day.
If you would like to receive this mailing or you know someone who would, please contact our office or E-mail the name and address to our office.
Corporate Sponsoship:
Our Corporate Partners make up a most important part of our school community – they contribute expertise and financial resources that enrich the educational experience of all our students in what we consider the best private school in Vero Beach.
Our Corporate Partners underwrite the costs of presenting programs, organizing events and ensuring that our annual fund raising campaign reaches its goals. In return, our sponsors also receive generous tax deductions. We are grateful for all that our Corporate Partners do, and ask our families to support them also. If you would like to become a Corporate Sponsor or need more information about the best private school program in Vero Beach, please call our office or E-mail us at info@thewillowschool.org.
Some of our Current Corporate Sponsors include:
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Barkett & Kenney, Inc., 2147 10th Ave., Vero Beach
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Beachland Millwork, 525 2nd Street SW, Vero Beach
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Dillard’s of Vero Beach
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Faith, Hope & Chocolate, 2102 Indian River Blvd #108, Vero Beach
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Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A.979 Beachland Blvd., Vero Beach
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The Home Depot, 1885 58th Ave., Vero Beach
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Murphy & Walker, P.L., 2001 U.S. Highway 1, Vero Beach
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Parent Construction, Inc., 612 Beachland Blvd., Vero Beach
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Proctor Construction Co.,2050 US Hwy. 1, Ste 200, Vero Beach
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Seacoast Bank, 6030 20th Street, Vero Beach
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Sassy Boutique, 3375 Ocean Drive., Vero Beach
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Treasure Chest Services, 702 Silver Shores Rd., Vero Beach
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