Supporting sunbridge

Thanks for everything you do for the Waldorf community. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my Sunbridge training and I want others to experience all the amazing things you offer 🙂

– From a note by a teacher education graduate accompanying their gift

 

Every gift to Sunbridge matters.  By giving to Sunbridge, you play a direct role in enabling us to continue to attract, educate, and develop teachers, leaders, and researchers who will serve in Waldorf classrooms, administrations, and communities nationally and globally. Your financial support allows us to expand our programming, making Sunbridge relevant to new generations and new kinds of students, and to defray our operating expenses, ensuring the future viability of our institute.

 

You are encouraged to make your gift in tribute to someone or something meaningful in your life. Please specify on our donation form whether your gift is in honor or memory of anyone and we will be happy to let that person know of your thoughtfulness.

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Directing Your Gift

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We encourage you to earmark your gift to one (or more) of these funds:

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• Annual Fund: Gifts to our Annual Fund go toward essential operating expenses, including program development, faculty salaries, and outreach activities.
   

• Norman Davidson Student Support Fund: Inaugurated in honor of our 50th anniversary in 2017, the Norman Davidson Student Support Fund pays tribute to Norman Davidson, Sunbridge’s beloved director of teacher training from 1986 until 1998. Gifts to this fund go toward supporting our teacher education students through scholarship grants and personalized mentoring.
   

• Pathways to Waldorf Fund: Sunbridge's Pathways to Waldorf Fund was established to help individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures prepare to become credentialed Waldorf educators and leaders. Gifts to this fund provide scholarship grants for students enrolled in our Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School Teacher Education diploma programs who are in need of financial support to pursue their Waldorf teacher preparation and whose cultural heritage and life experiences bring unique perspectives and gifts to Waldorf students.  Learn more.

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How to Give

 

Make a secure online gift HERE.
 

Or send a check (made payable to Sunbridge Institute) to:
 

Development Office
Sunbridge Institute
285 Hungry Hollow Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

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Ways to Give
 

Recurring Gifts/Multi-Year Pledges
Recurring gifts provide Sunbridge with sustained financial support we know we can count on. Please use our donation form to set up a monthly donation or contact Executive Director Jessica Heffernan Ziegler at jziegler@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x723 to discuss terms of a multi-year pledge.

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Matching Gifts
Many businesses have employee matching gift programs in which the company matches an employee’s gift. If your employer offers such a program, please complete your company’s matching gift form and return it with your gift.

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Gifts of Securities

We happily accept gifts of stock/securities. All Depository Trust Company-eligible free transactions should be directed to:

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
DTC Participant Number 0902
Credit Account Number – P72500
FFC Account Number – D47030002
FFC Account of – SUNBRIDGE INSTITUTE INC

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Planned Giving and Major Giving
Legacy gifts allow you to make a lasting impact in support of Sunbridge. If you wish to discuss bequests or directing a gift toward Sunbridge’s endowment, please contact our executive director, Jessica Heffernan Ziegler, at jziegler@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x723.

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IRS and Tax Considerations
Gifts to Sunbridge are eligible for the Qualified Charitable Donation, and we accept distributions from your IRA. 

Read about Qualified Charitable Donations

Read about Donor-Advised Funds

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EIN
The Sunbridge Federal Employment Identification Number is 13-3800725.