Ways of Giving

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• Amazon Smile

  An easy way to raise money for MDS!!
  Amazon will now donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases when you shop at AmazonSmile!! 
  Start at smile.amazon.com search "MDS". "Yeshiva Ohr Torah Comm Sch dba Manhattan Day School (MDS)" will appear in the drop down menu. Shop away!!

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• Cash or Check

  Gifts of cash or checks can be sent to the Business Office at MDS. Checks should be made payable to Manhattan Day School.

• Online Contributions

  For your convenience, you can make a secure gift online by clicking here.

• Credit Card

  You can make a gift using Visa, MasterCard or American Express over the phone by calling the Business Office, (212) 376-6800 at 212‑376‑6390.

• Matching Gifts

  Many corporations will double or triple a gift to educational institutions such as MDS. Donors should inquire into whether their employers have matching gift programs and, if so, they should obtain the proper forms and forward them to the MDS Business Office.

• Planned Gifts

  Donors may choose to make a contribution to MDS that will benefit MDS in the future or over a period of years. The following are some examples of planned gifts:

  • Bequests: Bequests are assets that are transferred to MDS pursuant to a donor’s Will. Bequests are typically for a specific cash amount or a percentage of the estate, but they may also consist of non-cash assets. Please consider making a charitable donation to MDS in your Will.
  • Life Insurance or Retirement Assets: You may name MDS as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or a retirement plan. In order to do this, you would need to specifically designate MDS on the beneficiary designation forms provided by the insurance company or policy administrator.
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts: Naming MDS as a beneficiary of a Charitable Remainder Trust allows the donor to remove specific assets from his or her estate, make a gift that will benefit MDS in the future, and also receive tax benefits immediately. During the term of the trust, individuals selected by the donor will receive annual payments from the trust. At the end of the trust term, the remaining trust assets will pass to MDS.
  • Charitable Lead Trusts: Naming MDS as a beneficiary of a Charitable Lead Trust allows the donor to remove specific assets from his or her estate, make a gift that will benefit MDS immediately by providing MDS with payments from the trust for a period of years, and also receive tax benefits immediately. At the end of the trust term, the remaining trust assets will pass to any individuals that the donor selects, such as the donor’s descendants.
  • Private Foundations: If you are a director of a private foundation, you may include MDS as a recipient of charitable funds from the foundation. Contributions to MDS will count towards the annual distribution requirement for private foundations.