1401 Cherry Street
Kalamazoo MI 49008-1824
TL 269 345-3239
FX 269 345-3235

Giving

Overview

The reputation and success of The Kazoo School is a testament to the support that has been given to the school through the years.

Through careful stewardship, current and former families have nurtured the mission and financial security of the school and brought the school to its current position of strength. The outpouring of generosity from all of the school's constituencies — parents, alumnae/i, parents of alumnae/i, grandparents, and friends—demonstrates the value of a Kazoo education.

Your Support Counts

Kazoo School depends on private generosity to fulfill its mission as an independent school. For over thirty-five years, the school’s excellence has been funded with generous gifts of time, talent and financial support.

Please support Kazoo School and make your gift by:

• Giving Online via our secure server. We'll send an immediate confirmation once your credit card information has been submitted.
• Calling the Kazoo School Business Office to make a credit card gift.
• Sending a check payable to The Kazoo School
• E-mailing office@kazooschool.org. We'll get right back to you.

Annual Fund

Annual Fund supports all of the elements of the annual budget that makes the operation of our school possible; things like field trips, library books, classroom materials, the facility and, of course, the school’s financial aid program, enriching our community by extending the opportunity for a Kazoo School education to children for whom it would otherwise not be possible.

It is hard to overstate the importance of your participation in the Annual Fund. Kazoo School families come from a wide range of economic backgrounds, and some families are able to contribute more than others. Every donation, no matter its size, contributes to the whole. Participation at any level demonstrates the strong commitment alumnae, alumni, parents, grandparents and friends have to the Kazoo School and its mission.

Endowment

There may be no better barometer of a school’s long-term fiscal health than the strength of its endowment. Endowment provides annual support for the operating budget, drawing from the interest earned on invested funds. The principle is not spent, so the Endowment is an important and reliable source of income beyond tuition.

The Kazoo School encourages parents, past parents, alumnae/i, and friends of the school to establish endowed funds. Currently, the school is seeking to establish endowments for technology, the greening initiative, financial aid and faculty professional development..

For many supporters, contributions to endowment are attractive because they support the school on an on-going basis, in perpetuity.

Establishing Funds: An initial gift if $5000 is required to establish a new fund, and contributions can be made at any time. Income of approximately 4.5 % is drawn annually from each fund.

Ways to give to the Kazoo School Endowment:

• Send a contribution to the general endowment, which supports all aspects of school life.
• Establish an endowed fund in honor of a family or family member, a favorite classmate, teacher, or program at the school.
• Establish an Annual Fund Endowment: Ensure that your annual support of Kazoo School will continue in perpetuity. A one-time gift of $5,000 would provide an annual gift in your name of approximately $250.

Next Steps: Recognizing that you may have questions about the best way to make a gift to Kazoo School, we encourage you to contact Phillip Heasley in the Business Office. Tel.: 269-345-3239.

Planned Giving

You believe in the work of The Kazoo School, and you want to ensure that Kazoo will continue to offer a first-rate Preschool – eighth grade education. You want your gift to make a difference for us, but are concerned about your own future financial needs and those of your family. That's why we want you to know about the financial tools you can use to plan your gift to Kazoo so that it returns benefits to you:

Gifts of Securities: Stock gifts are welcome and encouraged. The Business Office will be happy to provide information about transferring stock.

Gifts of Life Insurance and gifts of retirement plans you no longer need. Make Kazoo a beneficiary of your will or revocable trust, or a beneficiary of your retirement plan, and leave your cash flow and current financial planning unchanged.

Bequests: You can provide now for a future gift to Kazoo by including a bequest provision in your will.