Ways of Giving

Here are some ways to make a tax-deductible gift to Breck School:

1. Check.  Please make checks payable to Breck School and send to: 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN  55422.
   
2. Credit Card.  Breck accepts donations charged to VISA, MasterCard and American Express.  You may make a secure gift online by clicking here.
3. Automated Monthly Giving.  You may have your Annual Fund gift automatically deducted from your checking or savings account.
   
4. Gifts of Appreciated Securities.  If you give appreciated securities to Breck, there are two benefits. First, you avoid paying capital gains taxes on the amount of the appreciation. Second, you can still deduct the full amount of the current value of the stock as a charitable income tax donation.If you cannot use all of the deduction in the year you make the gift; you may carry over the deduction for an additional five years.

Please note: you must have owned the securities for at least one year.

For information, please call the Development office at 763-381-8208, or e-mail Barbara Brown, Director of Development.

To make a gift of stock, please have your broker contact:
    RBC Dain Rauscher
    60 South 6th Street
    Minneapolis, MN  55402

    Cinda Collins    612-371-7294 or her assistant,
    Kerry Schmitz   612-371-2928
    Fax                 612-371-2722
   
    Breck School Account: 1101-1773-1335
    DTC: #235

    Breck School Tax ID Number: 41-0693894

In addition, please inform Breck of the name of the stock, the number of shares and whether the gift is for the Annual Fund or for another purpose.  You or your broker may contact Vicki Williams, Gift Accountant, at 763-381-8207, Fax 763-381-8289.