How to Help

Donations and Contributions

We sincerely appreciate your support.

Year End Reminder

Do you have charitable gifts for 2024 still on your to-do list?

Our executive director is happy to assist you with your year-end charitable giving. Call 360-628-3281 for assistance, and please note that we are closed on weekends and federal holidays.

North Thurston Education Foundation can receive the following types of charitable gifts before the end of the year:

  • IRA Distributions: QCD gifts must be received and deposited on or before December 31 to qualify for your 2024 Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). For instructions, please Deanna East at 360-628-3281 or [email protected].
  • Gifts of Appreciated Stock: Consider a tax-smart approach to your year-end giving by donating appreciated stock. You may be able to minimize or avoid capital gains taxes and receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock. For instructions, please Deanna East at 360-628-3281 or [email protected].
  • Make an online donation on or before December 31 at 11:59 pm through our website’s giving page here.
  • By Check: Make sure your check is postmarked by December 31. NTEF, PO Box 3312, Lacey, WA 98509

Please don’t hesitate to contact us about your year-end giving questions.

If you wish to donate electronically, please click the button below.

North Thurston Education Foundation’s Federal Tax ID # is 91-1433235.

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The NTEF is an approved non-profit in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program. Interested donors may sign up for the program by linking their FM Rewards Card to North Thurston Education Foundation. Donors can search by our name or our non-profit number MX602 at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. A percentage of eligible purchases will be donated to NTEF. Customers still earn the usual reward points and rebates.

NTPS Payroll Deduction/Contribution Form

Donations also may be made by sending checks:

NTEF
PO Box 3312
Lacey, WA 98509

Employees of North Thurston Public Schools may donate through district payroll deductions. Employees should notify the financial office.

Employees of the state of Washington may donate through the Combined Fund Drive (CFD). Employees should mark #0456612 on donation forms. The CFD is managed by the office of Secretary of State.

Community members may support Partners for Kids Luncheon, an annual fundraiser held in October. Sponsors of the event are recognized in the program and introduced. Featured speakers inspire the audience with stories of giving in support of students.

Individual and corporate donors are recognized in the annual report. Donors receive acknowledgment of their gifts for IRS purposes. (more)

 

You Can Make A Difference

A hand-up instead of a hand-out offered in a caring way is often all a child needs to reach his or her potential

  • $35 Buys a pair of shoes or a coat to keep out the cold
  • $50 Provides a backpack and school supplies needed to be successful in school
  • $100 Rents an instrument for two months for a budding musician
  • $250 Helps 10 children participate in music, drama, and experiences that broaden their horizons
  • $1,200 Provides a one-year student assistance grant to an elementary school that helps many students.
  • $1,500 Provides a one-year student assistance grant to a middle school that helps many students
  • $2,000 Provides a scholarship to a needy graduating senior for advance learning.

Friends of the Foundation         

Donors who make gifts of $2,000 or more in a single donation, beginning in 2005, are recognized in perpetuity as Friends of the Foundation. Names appear in Foundation publications.

Volunteering and Service

  • Individuals may volunteer as a Board of Trustee, for terms of three years.
  • Partners for Kids luncheon and other committees always need volunteers
  • Help with fundraising, e.g., asking others to support the Foundation, is always needed