Ways To Give

Whether you would like to support the Annual Fund, the Sacred Heart Academy Endowment, or a fundraising event, gifts of any size will impact our students. There are numerous ways to make your gift to SHA.

Secure On-Line Donations

Click here to make a secure on-line donation.

Check

Please make checks payable to Sacred Heart Academy. Please accompany your donation with a note as to where the gift is intended.
Checks can be mailed to:

 Office of Mission Advancement
 Sacred Heart Academy
 265 Benham Street
 Hamden, CT 06514

Gifts of Stock, Appreciated Securities, Mutual Funds and Life Insurance

Please contact us directly at 203-288-2309 to review procedures. All gifts are greatly appreciated!

Life Insurance and Planned Giving

For information on bequests, charitable remainder or lead trusts, pooled income funds, and other ways to include Sacred Heart Academy in your estate plan, please contact us at 203-288-2309. For a donation of life insurance, Sacred Heart Academy must be named as both beneficiary and irrevocable owner of a policy for gifts of life insurance to the school.

Real Estate

Gifts of real estate may include developed property, undeveloped property or donations subject to a prior life interest.
Real Estate may be given outright or through a bequest or may be used to fund a charitable trust or other life income plans. Please contact the Office of Mission Advancement for further information.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts to the school are always welcome. Whether books for our library, audio/visual equipment for our classrooms or sporting equipment for our athletic program, we accept most in-kind donations.

The Academy is prohibited by law from appraising the value of gifts of tangible personal property in any form. For donations of personal property over $5,00 or more, the donor must complete the appropriate IRS forms for tax deduction purposes. For property valued over $5,000, the donor must obtain a qualified, independent appraisal.

Corporate Matching Gifts

Double your Dollars! So many companies offer matching gift support. Just complete your employer's form and mail it with your gift to Sacred Heart Academy.

For more information on donating to Sacred Heart Academy, please contact the Office of Mission Advancement at 203-288-2309, ext. 437.

Thank you for your support!