Ways of Giving

Online Giving

To make a gift online, please visit our secure Online Gift Form. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

Cash and Credit Cards

Please make checks payable to "The Hotchkiss Fund." Please also provide your name and class year or parent year on your check, and mail it to:
     The Hotchkiss School
     Alumni and Development Office -- The Hotchkiss Fund
     11 Interlaken Road
     Lakeville, CT 06039-0800

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover may also be used for making your contribution online, by phone, or by mail. Your gift will be credited on the day your card is charged.

To wire cash directly to the School's bank, please contact Victoria Armontrout, Gift Manager, at (860) 435-3132. 

Securities

For individuals wishing to make a gift of securities, the School recommends one of the following methods:

  • Establish an account in Hotchkiss's name.
    Establish an account in Hotchkiss's name with your existing broker. Gift the stock to that account, have your broker sell it, and then immediately notify Victoria Armontrout, Gift Manager, via e-mail or at (860) 435-3132, to make arrangements for sending the proceeds to the School.

    The School's Tax Identification Number is 06-0647018.
    Our IRS Exemption Number is 06730171F.
  • Have your broker electronically transfer stock directly to Hotchkiss.
    The School has a relationship with Salisbury Bank and Trust of Lakeville, Connecticut, for these purposes. Prior to making transfers, please call Kiersten Steed at Salisbury Bank & Trust at (860) 435-9801, extension 1510. Then have your broker send your stock to the following:

    • DTC Participant #: 2669 (Northern Trust)
    • Account: Salisbury Bank, account #17-69531
    • FBO: The Hotchkiss School Account #61373304 / (Donor's Last Name)
    • Hotchkiss School Tax ID#: 06-0647018
    Transfers made without notification to Salisbury Bank & Trust Co. will be returned per banking regulations.
  • Mail a stock certificate.
    If you wish to mail a stock certificate, please send it to Hotchkiss unendorsed, and then send under separate cover a signed stock power, executed in blank. Both items should be sent to:
         Victoria Armontrout, Gift Manager
         The Hotchkiss School
         11 Interlaken Road
         Lakeville, CT 06039

         Phone: (860) 435-3132
         Fax: (860) 435-2556

Matching Gifts

Help Hotchkiss receive double or even triple the amount of your gift, at no additional cost to you! Many companies match contributions to independent schools from employees or employees' spouses. Search for your company name to learn their specific guidelines for matching gifts. Some company matching gifts forms are available directly from this link. Otherwise, contact your personnel office for the appropriate form.Please mail your company's matching gift form to:
   Gift Manager
   The Hotchkiss School
   11 Interlaken Road
   Lakeville, CT 06039-0800
   Hotchkiss’s TIN number is 06-0647018

Memorial Gifts

Each year Hotchkiss receives many gifts in memory of alumni, students, parents, and other friends of the School. When memorial gifts are received, the Development Office notifies the deceased's family.

The Hotchkiss Fund Year

The Hotchkiss Fund calendar starts July 1, 2012, and
ends June 30, 2013.

All gifts that are to be counted in the 2012-13 Hotchkiss Fund must be received by June 30, 2013 — the last day of the fiscal year.