Giving

Our Funds

The FCS Giving Community

Charitable giving is a cornerstone of FCS. Gifts from parents, staff, students, alumni families, grandparents, and friends of the school have helped our community grow over the last 38 years. It takes an active giving community to keep FCS thriving.

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Annual Giving Campaign

Flexibility: the Annual Fund helps FCS embrace opportunity yet keep tuition within reach of our families.

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Endowment Funds

Endowment giving ensures that FCS is a vibrant learning community for generations to come.

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Blackburn Financial Aid

More than 40% of FCS students receive financial aid with substantial support through the Blackburn Fund.
Planned Giving

Thoughtful gift planning helps secure your own financial future, reduces your tax burden, and benefits FCS.

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Ways of Giving

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Online or By Check

Convenient, secure online gifts may be made by clicking on the GIVE NOW button on this page.

If you would like to pay by check, please make it payable to Friends Community School, with the fund to which you are giving written on the memo line, and mail it to FCS at the address below.
IRA, Stock or Mutual Fund Gifts

A gift through a direct transfer of part of your minimum IRA distribution or appreciated securities may offer you significant tax savings. FCS’s Schwab brokerage account number is #1036-0794. Our DTC number is #0164.
Recurring Gifts

Recurring gifts allow donors to plan their giving over time. You may make a recurring gift to be paid in installments within a single year or over several years. The online giving form makes recurring giving simple by using a credit or debit card or other forms of payment.
Corporate Matching Gifts

Many companies offer a matching gift program; contact your Human Resources Office to see if your company offers such a program.
Charitable Gift Annuities, Bequests, and Other Planned Giving

Planned giving benefits the school and can also provide you or your estate with significant tax and/or income benefits. (Click here for specific language related to estate planning.) FCS offers a number of planned giving options, including charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, and bequests of cash, securities, insurance, and other assets. FCS’s Schwab brokerage account number is #1036-0794. Our DTC number is #0164.

FCS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Gifts to the school are fully eligible for tax deduction.
Tax ID: 52-2102196

Located in College Park, MD, Friends Community School is a progressive Quaker K-8 day school, founded on the belief that every child is a valued member of our community. We offer a challenging curriculum imbued with strong values of equality, integrity, community, environmental stewardship, simplicity and peaceful conflict resolution, rooted in our Quaker heritage.