Ways To Give

Overview

Santa Fe College is dedicated to enriching communities in North Florida and across the state, and is transforming the lives of students with its excellent faculty and innovative programs.

Giving to Santa Fe College is an opportunity to strengthen our community and future generations of leaders in a way that is most meaningful to you.

Below are among the most common methods donors give to the college. The information below is not intended to be legal or tax advice. Before making a gift, you are encouraged to seek advice from an attorney or your financial advisor.

The Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (TaxID# 51-0240884).

Cash Donations Online / Mail / Phone

Online
Contributions can be made securely using our online service.

Mail
Please make checks payable to "Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc." and mail to:

Attn: Santa Fe College Foundation
3000 NW 83rd Street
Gainesville, FL 32606

Phone
To donate by phone, please call the Office for Advancement at 352-395-5200.

Endowed Funds / Memorials

Endowments ensure that Santa Fe College can continue to transform lives and serve families in Alachua and Bradford Counties by providing a sustained, reliable source of funding for students, programs, and classroom facility upgrades. In addition to incentivizing students to continue their path to a brighter future, the consistent income stream provided by endowments helps attract top faculty to teach at Santa Fe College. They also enhance programs enjoyed by the community such as the arts, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, and the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium. 

For donors, endowments can serve as a lasting personal legacy or to honor a loved one with an enduring fund that will benefit today's students and future generations to come. Endowments can be established to enhance the causes that donors care about and create an investment that will grow with investments and future donations.

To learn more about establishing an endowed fund, please contact the Office for Advancement at 352-395-5200 or foundation@sfcollege.edu.

Bequests

One of the simplest and most popular ways of supporting Santa Fe College is by leaving a bequest gift in a will or estate plan. Many donors establish endowments to honor the memory of a loved one or to support a cause or passion they are dedicated to.

Bequest gifts can include cash, securities, real estate, or personal property. A donor may designate a specific amount, a percentage of the value of the estate, or the residue of the estate (the remaining value of the estate after all other disbursements are made). Also, a charitable donation through your estate may reduce estate taxes.

The Santa Fe College Foundation can offer sample bequest wording to assist in an estate gift to benefit our college community. Each individual situation is unique. If a bequest gift is of interest, please contact the Office for Advancement at 352-395-5200 or foundation@sfcollege.edu.

Legal Name
Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc.

TaxID#
51-0240884

IRA Charitable Rollover

Donors are able to make charitable gifts directly from their IRA up to $100,000 per year and exclude the amount of their gifts from their gross income. To qualify, the donors must:

• Be 70 ½ years of age or older;
• Make a transfer directly from the IRA to the Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc.; and
• Make the gift directly to the Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc. and not to a donor advised fund, charitable gift annuity, or charitable remainder trust.

To donate via an IRA Charitable Rollover, please contact your IRA Administrator to request a transmittal.

Legal Name
Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc.

TaxID#
51-0240884

SF Employee Payroll Deduction

Payroll deduction is an opportunity for SF employees to provide a reliable base of support for college programs through convenient automatic payroll deductions. Donors may increase, decrease, or stop contributions at any time.

Instructions

• Log into eStaff
• Click on My Information > My Documents > Public Documents > Foundation's Forms
• and then choose among the various funds.

Stocks and Securities

Donating appreciated securities – stocks and bonds- can be more tax efficient than giving cash. Donating securities directly to the Santa Fe College Foundation qualifies as an income tax deduction for the full market value without paying capital gains tax. If you were to sell the securities BEFORE making the donation, you would have to pay tax on capital gains.

If you own securities in a brokerage account, they can be electronically transferred to the SF Foundation. Please contact our Merrill Lynch representative to arrange for the transfer:

Eve Stairs – Wealth Management Associate
352-374-1040
eve.p.stairs@ml.com
DTC 8862

Corporate Matching Gifts

Many employers will match any charitable contributions made by their employees (or in some cases retirees as well). Ask your employer if they have a gift matching program and follow their instructions. This could easily double or triple your donation!

Real Estate

An outright gift of real estate can provide several benefits to a donor. It provides an income-tax deduction for the property's full fair market value and avoids capital gains taxes on the property's appreciation.

Gifts of real estate can also be part of a bequest in a donor's estate plan.

To learn more, please call the Office for Advancement at 352-395-5200 or foundation@sfcollege.edu.

Legal Name
Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc.

TaxID#
51-0240884

Life Insurance

Donors can make a transformational gift by naming Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc. as the owner or beneficiary. The donor can receive an income tax deduction for the value of the policy.

Legal Name
Santa Fe College Foundation, Inc.

TaxID#
51-0240884