Ways to Give

Thank you for considering a gift to The Storm King School! Your investment helps prepare young men and women to be responsible leaders in a 21st Century global society. Below are some of the ways to make your gift.

Storm King School annually recognizes financial gifts in the following ways:

The Brogan Society
 Gifts of $25,000 and above

The Ledoux Society
 Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Storm King Champions
 Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

The Pinnacle Society
Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

The Mountain Top Society
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

The Spy Rock Club
Gifts of $500 to $999

The Headmasters Club
Gifts of $250 to $499

Friends of the Mountain
Gifts up to $249

Use our online form to make a gift quickly and securely through the Storm King School website, or call the Alumni and Development Office at 845-458-7521 to make your credit card gift by phone.

Make your check payable to The Storm King School and mail it to:

The Storm King School
Alumni and Development Office
314 Mountain Road
Cornwall-on-Hudson
NY 12520

Please notify the Development Office of your intent to make a gift via wired funds, by calling 845-458-7521 or emailing afulton@sks.org. We will give you wiring instructions and also take information to properly track and credit your gift.

Your stock broker can wire shares of stocks and securities to Storm King School’s account at Key National Association using the following information:

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

Please ask your broker to inform Storm King School’s broker of your name and to inform Storm King School via fax (845-534-2709), mail, or email (sfulton@sks.org) with the above information and the date the transaction will take place.

If you are a U.S. taxpayer and at least 70 1/2 years of age, you may make gifts to Storm King School from your IRA without having to count those funds as part of your adjusted gross income. Consequently, you do not have to pay taxes on the donated amount. Distributions must be made directly from the IRA trustee to Storm King School, and the individual maximum is $100,000 per calendar year. For more information, please contact Sarah Fulton at sfulton@sks.org or 845-458-7522.

Planned gifts may consist of cash, securities, life insurance proceeds, real estate, and/or personal property. To discuss your gift, please contact the Alumni and Development Office at 845-458-7517

For a gift of $200, you can purchase a commemorative brick to honor a loved one, pay tribute to your class and leave your legacy on Ledoux Terrace.

Click here to donate to the Storm King Fund. Please email sfulton@sks.org with your engraved message. Messages can be three lines long, and 20 characters per line, including spaces.

The 1867 Society – Planned Giving & Bequests

The 1867 Society is comprised of individuals and their families who have made charitable provisions for the School in their estate plans. Members of the 1867 Society represent a wide range of people and gifts of various sizes that have sustained the School’s student-centered educational excellence for over 150 years.

If you wish to include The Storm King School in your will, please inform the Alumni and Development Office by contacting Sarah Fulton, The Storm King School’s Director of Annual Giving & Development Coordinator, at sfulton@sks.org or 845-458-7522.

A bequest made through a will or living trust can be a very simple way to make a gift to Storm King. Your bequest may be of a specific sum, percentage, or the remainder of an estate and may consist of cash, securities, life insurance proceeds, real estate, and/or personal property.

The official bequest language for The Storm King School is: I hereby give, devise, and bequeath TO THE Trustees of The Storm King School, (Federal ID No. 14-1413685), a nonprofit corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of New York, [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property], to be used for (gift restrictions, if any) (or for its unrestricted use and purposes).

You may name The Storm King School full or partial beneficiary of life insurance plans, qualified retirement plans, IRAs, tax-deferred annuities, savings bonds, brokerage accounts, etc. To make such a gift, update your beneficiary designation form accordingly.

A charitable lead trust annually pays The Storm King School income from a donated asset for a set number of years. After that time, the balance remaining is distributed to the individuals you have chosen, such as your children or grandchildren, with reduced estate or gift taxes.

A retained life estate allows you to irrevocably deed your home, vacation home, farm, or property to The Storm King School while retaining the right to live in and/or receive income from it for the rest of your life. You continue to be responsible for all routine expenses—maintenance, insurance, taxes, repairs, etc.

Your charitable deduction is based primarily on your age but is also affected by other factors, including the value of your lot and the value of the improvements. (Subject to approval by The Storm King School’s Board of Trustees Gift Acceptance Committee.)

In 1867, the Cornwall Heights School opened its doors to local children under the leadership of Reverend Louis P. Ledoux. The legacy of commitment to academic achievement, self-confidence, and self-reliance first established by Reverend Ledoux has continued for more than 150 years. To sustain the vision of those pioneers of education, The 1867 Society was established to recognize individuals who have made a charitable provision for The Storm King School in their estate plans. This thoughtful and visionary generosity continues to support the long term well-being of our School.