Ways to Give

Cash

Making a donation with cash or a check is the most conventional and most direct means of effecting a gift. The amount involved may be taken as a charitable deduction (if you itemize) and save taxes at the marginal rate of tax you pay - up to almost 40% in your federal return and up to 11% on your Montana tax return.

Make your check payable to the FVCC Foundation and mail or deliver it to:

The FVCC Foundation
777 Grandview Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901

For more information contact the Foundation Office at (406) 756-3963 or email Sue Evans at sevans@fvcc.edu. We accept faxes at (406) 756-3350. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Your donation will be acknowledged with a gift receipt for your tax records.

Credit Cards

The FVCC Foundation accept gifts made by Visa, MasterCard, or American Express and your credit card donation will gladly be accepted over the telephone. Please provide the following information:

  • Your name as it appears on your credit card
  • The amount of your donation
  • The designation of your gift
  • The type of credit card (Visa or MasterCard)
  • The credit card number
  • The expiration date

Appreciated Securities

If you intend to transfer stock or bonds, you will need to supply your broker with transfer instructions (PDF). Gifts of appreciated stock or other securities owned for more than a year afford full market value benefit to the college while you:

  1. Avoid onerous capital gains tax;
  2. Obtain a charitable deduction (if you itemize) which can result in a considerable reduction of your current federal and state income tax; and
  3. Incur very little reduction in your income.

    For example, presume a gift of stock with a market value of $10,000 which has doubled from its cost basis. The federal capital gains tax of $1,000 (20% of the $5,000 appreciation) is avoided, as is the Montana gains tax. Let's say the stock gifted pays a cash dividend of $200 per year; at a 28% federal tax rate, that dividend nets to $144 spendable income after federal tax. At the same 28%, the tax deduction for your charitable gift can reduce your federal income tax by $2,800. So a $10,000 gift of appreciated securities can result in $2,656 additional cash staying in your pocket - that's equal to eighteen years of the spendable annual income the stock produces! The benefits are even more when you factor in the reduction in Montana tax which the gift may afford.

    Putting it another way, you could help the College with a gift of $10,000 at a net cost of about $7,000, thanks to the reduction in your Federal and Montana tax due to the charitable gift deduction. (Note: Actual savings will depend upon your actual tax brackets and allowable deductions - the benefits may be higher or lower.)

Real Estate and Other Tangible Property

Gifts of special assets can provide very dramatic economic benefit. The nature of such assets make such transfers more unique, so that consultation with college representatives and your tax and legal advisors will be involved to work out the details in such instances. The college and its foundation are prepared to make such special arrangements work!  You will need to check with your accountant about filing IRS Form 8283 – Noncash Charitable Contributions when gifting real estate or other tangible property.