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Charitable giving allows Hotchkiss to continue providing an outstanding education.

Minerva Council
$100,000 or more

Head of School’s Council
$50,000 - $99,999

Leadership Council
$25,000 - $49,999

St. Luke’s Society
$10,000 - $24,999

Maria Hotchkiss Society
$5,000 - $9,999

The 1891 Society
$1,891 - $4,999

Olympians
1st - 5th Reunion
$250 - $4,999

Pythians
6^th – 10^th Reunion
$500 - $4,999

Blue & White Society
up to $1,890

Make checks payable to "The Hotchkiss Fund." Please include 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 06039-2141

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 Jennifer Oberto, Gift Manager, at (860) 435-3132.

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 Jennifer Oberto, 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 Michele LaPlante at Salisbury Bank & Trust at (860) 435-5205 ext. 3401.

For Depository Eligible Issues:

DTC Participant #: 2669 (Northern Trust Company)
Account # 17-69531
Account Name: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co.
FFC: Hotchkiss/ Donor name

For Mutual Funds:

Contact Salisbury Trust Operations Dept.
E-Mail: trustoperations@salisburybank.com
Phone: (860) 453-3401

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:

Jennifer Oberto, Gift Manager
The Hotchkiss School
11 Interlaken Road
Lakeville, CT 06039-2141
E-mail: joberto@hotchkiss.org
Phone: (860) 435-3132
Fax: (860) 435-2556

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:
Jennifer Oberto, Gift Manager
The Hotchkiss School
11 Interlaken Road
Lakeville, CT 06039-0800
Hotchkiss’s Tax Identification Number is 06-0647018

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.

It is a tradition for Senior parents to join in funding a special project to celebrate their Hotchkiss graduate, in addition to their Parents Fund support.
Please click here to learn about this year’s project and to make a gift or pledge to the Senior Parents Gift and The Parents Fund.