Make a Donation
The School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generous contributions of our members and supporters. These contributions ensure that SCHA-MI can continue to be the voice for Michigan's children and adolescents in need; represent school-based and school-linked health centers and programs; and actively work to advocate for policy change that will benefit the health and well-being of Michigan's youth.
If you are interested in making a donation to the association, please
contact SCHA-MI's Director of Development, Manuela Kress, for more information.
Help Ensure the Sustainability of SCHA-MI- Give to the SCHA-MI Endowment Fund
SCHA-MI recently established an agency endowment fund with the Capital Region Community Foundation. An agency fund is a partnership between a nonprofit organization and a community foundation. Our endowment fund helps ensure the sustainability of SCHA-MI by creating an investment that provides a stable source of funding for our work.
The SCHA-MI endowment fund also provides a vehicle for donors by accepting gifts of cash, appreciated securities, bequests, life insurance policies, planned and deferred gifts that benefit SCHA-MI in perpetuity.
What your contribution to the SCHA-MI endowment fund will do:
• Support the expansion of school-based and school-linked health centers to all Michigan students who need them.
• Ensure the sustainability and stability of current centers.
• Provide cutting edge clinical training and education to health center staff.
• Empower youth to become leaders in the state.
The SCHA-MI Endowment Fund is administered by the Capital Region Community Foundation. The foundation was established in 1987 and holds a collection of nearly 400 charitable funds created by individuals, families, businesses and organizations to support a range of charitable needs in the community.
Through December 31, 2011, the State of Michigan provides a tax credit which may reduce your state income tax liability by one-half of the amount of the donation made to the Capital Region Community Foundation for permanent endowment in any fund, subject to limits based on filing status.
• For single individuals or married taxpayers filing separately the maximum credit is $100 (for gifts of $200 or more).
• For married couples filing jointly, the maximum credit is $200 (for gifts of $400 or more).
• For corporations and others which pay the Michigan Business Tax, the maximum credit is $5,000 or 5% of the tax liability before claiming any credits, whichever is less.
Donations made after January 1, 2012 will no longer qualify for this Michigan credit. Your donation continues to be deductible as a charitable gift for federal tax purposes.
Here are a few ways you can contribute to the SCHA-MI fund at the Community Foundation:
• Gifts of Cash
Simply fill out and return the form located below along with a check made out to the Capital Region Community Foundation in the amount of your choice.
• Credit Cards/On-line Gifts
Donors can use credit cards to make a gift. Call the Community Foundation office at (517) 272-2870 and the staff would be happy to take your information. Even easier, donors can go to the Foundation's secure Web site and click on the online giving button. Go down to the list of funds, find the School-Community Health Alliance Fund and click on it, type in the amount of your gift and click "donate." Fill in the required information. The Community Foundation is notified of your gift immediately and you will receive an official receipt from the Community Foundation.
• Appreciated Securities
A donor can make a gift of appreciated securities, take a tax deduction for the market value of the gift and pay no capital gains tax.
• Bequests
Bequests made in wills or trusts are attractive methods of giving for people who want to minimize estate taxes.
• Life Insurance Policies
Donors may make a gift by assigning a life insurance policy to the Community Foundation.
• Deferred Gifts
Charitable gift annuities and trusts are excellent avenues of giving. It is a contract between the donor and the Foundation that stipulates that the donor wishes to receive a life income in the form of an annuity. After the income-paying period, the money held by the Foundation will be transferred to our endowment fund.
Make a donation today!
For more information about the SCHA-MI Endowment Fund contact SCHA-MI's Director of Development, Manuela Kress, by e-mail or at 517.908.0847, ext. 230.
For more information about the Capital Region Community Foundation go to their website or call 517.272.2870.
6035 Executive Drive, Suite 103 • Lansing, MI 48911 • PH: 517.908.0847 • FAX: 517.381.8011 • info@scha-mi.org