Giving & Fundraising

As a non-profit we rely on financial support from people like you who believe in our mission: Keeping Christian education a viable option for everyone God is calling to walk through our doors.

We are deeply appreciative of your past commitment to UCA and we want to share how some of the legislation in the new CARES Act may help you deduct your donations.

For those who don’t itemize their taxes…

The bill allows for up to $300 in charitable contributions to be an above-the-line deduction, meaning you don’t have to itemize to claim the deduction.

For those who do itemize…

The bill increases the cap on annual giving from 60 percent of adjusted gross income to 100 percent.

For corporate charitable giving...

The bill raises the annual limit from 10 percent to 25 percent of taxable income for corporations.

Your donations allow United Christian Academy to inspire the next generation to impact our world for Christ. Please consider a gift during these challenging times.

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A Gift Through Your Corporation
If you are a business owner, your business can make a donation and receive a tax deduction. A business you work for may either make a donation directly or match a donation you make. In some cases, corporate tax rates will be higher than individual tax rates; therefore, having the business make the contribution will give you bigger tax savings.

A Gift of Appreciated Property
Appreciated property is any asset that has increased in value since your purchase and, when sold, you would have to pay tax on the gain. The most common types of appreciated property are stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; however, appreciated property can also include real estate, art, jewelry, antiques, and collectibles. By making a gift of appreciated property, you receive an income tax deduction for the market value of the appreciated property and avoid paying income tax on the gain. As an example, you bought a stock 5 years ago for $5,000.00. Today the stock is worth $10,000.00. If you sold the stock you would pay capital gains tax on the $5,000.00 gain. By gifting the stock to United Christian Academy, you would receive a tax deduction of $10,000.00 and avoid paying capital gains tax on the gain.

Additional Gifting Opportunities
There are ways to give by bequests made in a will, gifting a life insurance policy, or establishing a trust where United Christian Academy receives the money and you receive an income. Everyone’s situation will be different so please consult with your financial or tax advisor to determine the best way to give based on your circumstances.

Ongoing Giving

Programs

Box Tops for Education
Taking advantage of your visits to the grocery store has helped our legacy schools earn over $2,000 in donations every year through the Box Tops for Education program. With many different options for supporting your school, Box Tops for Education is no longer just box tops. Drop off your box tops/labels to school and we'll take care of the rest. Or download the Box Tops app to scan your store receipts and add instant cash to our school’s account! Visit www.boxtops4education.com for a complete list of products that are included.

Coca-Cola Gives

Turn your Coca-Cola product purchases into donations to United Christian Academy. To donate, visit coke.com/give/schools, select United Christian Academy, and scan or enter product codes from participating Coca-Cola products. Get started today!

Shopping

Amazon Smile
Do you shop at amazon.com? After a one-time setup where you select United Christian Academy as your charitable organization, just start each Amazon shopping visit at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to United Christian Academy.

GoodShop.com
GoodShop is an online shopping mall of world-class merchants like Macy's, Apple, Nike, eBay, The Gap, Target which are dedicated to helping fund worthy causes across the country. Each purchase made via the GoodShop mall results in a donation to the user's designated charity or school, averaging approximately 3% of the sale, but going up to 20% or even more. Get started and enter "United Christian Academy" as your designated charity.

GoodSearch.com
We all have a cause we care about, but what we don't have is time or money to support these efforts as much as we'd like. So, what if we could raise money for United Christian Academy by doing something we do every day - search the Internet?

GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50% of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. It's a simple and compelling concept. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Because it's powered by Yahoo, you get proven search results. The money GoodSearch donates to your school comes from its advertisers and the organizations do not spend a dime.

All you have to do is go to GoodSearch.com and enter "United Christian Academy" as your designated charity (you'll find the box just below the search box). Save Good Search in your favorites or as your homepage and use instead of Google or Yahoo or whatever search engine you currently use. Once you've selected United Christian Academy as your charity of choice, it will be selected the next time you use GoodSearch.