Ways to Give

Outright Gifts

When you make an outright gift to Cathedral, your contribution can be put to work immediately - either providing funding for current programs or creating a reliable source of future income by expanding the high school's endowment.  An outright gift may be composed of almost any asset of value:

• Cash gifts are the simplest and easiest gifts you can make. You can make a cash gift with cash as well as via personal check, cashier's check or money order (payable to Cathedral High School). You also can make a cash gift with your credit card or debit card. Click here to make a gift now.
• Gifts of securities, stocks, and bonds can provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to Cathedral High School before they are sold (in the case of appreciated holdings) or after they are sold (in the case of depreciated holdings).

Gifts of Property

• Gifts of real estate - including personal residences, second homes, income property, and vacant land - offer a wide variety of tax and other benefits. Whereas most people give their entire interest away, it is also possible to give only a portion of the property (an undivided percentage interest) while retaining the rest for other purposes.
• Gifts of personal property - including rare books, works of art, valuable collectibles, and tangible items of demonstrable value - in some cases may enable you to make a significant gift to support Cathedral with outstanding tax benefits to you. Likewise, gifts of intangible personal property, such as copyrights, patents, and mineral rights, can generate income for the program of your choice on a continuing basis.

Planned Gifts

Deferred or planned gifts - including bequests, life-income plans, life insurance, and other options for your estate - can help you combine your interest in making an ultimate gift to Cathedral while increasing your income, earning valuable income-tax deductions, and reducing your estate taxes.

Gift Pledges

Cathedral High School welcomes your gift through a pledge - a formal statement of intention to make a gift to the High School. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.