Supporting Town

Annual Giving is our cornerstone annual fundraising effort. Consistent with the independent school financial model, Annual Giving is critical to our academic program, providing over 10% or more of the school’s annual operating budget from voluntary, charitable contributions.

Contributions to Annual Giving ensure that Town can:

• Develop new academic initiatives
• Attract and retain talented faculty
• Enhance and sustain a diverse and inclusive student body
• Enhance arts, athletic and after school enrichment programs
• Provide the New Teacher Institute, a program for Resident Teachers at Town

During the 2023-24 school year, 100% of our Trustees, 100% of our faculty and staff, and 99% of our parents and guardians supported Town by making a gift to Annual Giving, showing they believe in the school and want to make a difference in each student’s Town experience. Giving at any level represents a strong show of support for Town boys, and we are deeply grateful for our community's commitment and generosity.

Capital and Endowment Giving are important ways to make a legacy contribution to Town.

On average, Town initiates a capital campaign every 5-7 years to raise funds for long-range purposes, including building renovations and improvements, bolstering the endowment, and other capital projects. 

Many donors use planned giving as a method to make a more substantial gift to Town School, as well as to provide additional estate planning benefits or income tax benefits. Those who have included Town School in their estate plans or who have made a deferred gift become members of the Porta Aurea Society (named for the Golden Gate, taken from the school's motto).

Planned gifts include:

• Making a bequest to Town School in your will
• Making Town School the beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy
• Creating a charitable trust
• Making a gift of real estate or other tangible property

Donations of cash are typically made via check or credit card.

These donations are immediately available to the school and are tax deductible to the donor. You may also make a pledge by contacting Mona Chang, Director of Advancement, at 415-746-1143 or chang@townschool.com.

To make a gift via credit card online, please use our Giving Form.

Please send checks to:
Town School for Boys
Advancement Office
2750 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

To make a gift via wire transfer, please alert Mona Chang, at 415-746-1143 or chang@townschool.com. 

You may also make a pledge by using the Pledge Form. The Advancement Office will follow up to confirm your intention.

Many corporations have programs that match, or multiply, employees’ donations to non-profit organizations. Please check with your employer about the availability of a matching gift program. When making a matching gift, please notify the Advancement Office by contacting Mona Chang, Director of Advancement, at 415-746-1143 or chang@townschool.com.

Click here to learn more about cryptocurrency donations to Town School.

Gifts of appreciated securities or property enable many donors to realize tax advantages, enabling the donor to deduct the full value of the donated stock or property without incurring capital gain tax liability on the appreciated value. Please see the Gifts of Stock for instructions.  If you plan on making a gift of stock, please be sure to email Mona Chang in the Advancement Office at chang@townschool.com with information about the type of stock you are transferring so your gift is properly credited to you. Thank you!

Donor-advised funds are an excellent way of supporting the Town while also providing tax incentives for donors. At Town, donor-advised funds can be used for Annual Giving and capital campaign gifts. However, they generally can not be used to fulfill written pledges.

The utilization of these funds is closely regulated by the IRS. We can only accept donor-advised funds exclusively intended for charitable purposes. The IRS prohibits donor-advised fund account holders from receiving more than incidental benefits associated with the gift. If you would like to use donor-advised funds to provide underwriting the Fall Bash, you must decline the tangible benefits that accompany it, such as tickets to the event.