Philanthropy is a vital component to the success of Shining Mountain Waldorf School. The strong financial position we are in today is because of your generosity.
Discover your style of giving from the options below to support Shining Mountain Waldorf School.
For questions, contact Kate Galt, Development Director: kgalt@smwaldorf.org | 303-951-8536
“I feel like one of the really important things that you get out of a Waldorf education is curiosity—curiosity to go and learn and explore what’s out there in the world. I fell into engineering and a path that I don’t think I would have anticipated, but having an arts background where you’re bringing creativity and imagination into problem-solving, there’s a really incredible synergy between those.”
We are in the process of developing a capital campaign in order to update our facilities, mainly the Lower School and Middle School buildings. This will be such a fresh and exciting renewal that will lift the students even more in their Waldorf journey of learning. Kate Galt is happy to share more information with you. Email her at kgalt@smwaldorf.org.
Our Endowment currently stands at approximately $300,000. The Shining Mountain Waldorf School’s Endowment is a part of our community’s financial foundation. Only the interest earned by the Endowment is used by Shining Mountain each year; the principal is a permanent gift of support. If you would like to add to the principal, please speak with our Development Director, Kate Galt. kgalt@smwaldorf.org. Endowment funding always strengthens our school and makes a direct and lasting impact on the success of our students and community.
Your retirement plan can generate many financial blessings for Shining Mountain Waldorf School. When you feel moved by SMWS’s many inspirational joys, consider ways to pay it forward by gifting from your retirement and estate plan.
Include SMWS in your estate planning through your life insurance policy, general beneficiary orders, direct bequests, living or testamentary trust gifts, remainder or lead trusts, and gifts of real estate or other assets.
Kate Galt, Development Director, is available to speak with you about the many possibilities of legacy and estate planning. Your generosity and forethought lives on to make many more memories for the future of our children and grandchildren.
To enroll in The Shining Mountain Legacy Society, download the following form and return it to the Development Office: click here.
We have three scholarship programs that are always in need of community support: Music , Educational Resource, and Athletic Resource Fund Scholarships.
Thank you for thinking of these scholarships. Checks can be sent to the Development Office. For further questions, please contact either Kate Galt, Development Director, at kgalt@smwaldorf.org
You can donate your used vehicle (car, truck, boat) to Shining Mountain Waldorf School through Vehicles for Charity. This organization will pick up your vehicle, sell it at auction, then donate the proceeds directly to Shining Mountain Waldorf School, while providing you with a tax receipt at the same time. It is very convenient and easy to work through this process. Please call them directly at 1-866-628-2277 or use their website, www.vehiclesforcharity.org. You can also contact the Development Office at 303-951-8536 for additional information.
Would you like to make a pledge to Shining Mountain, to donate to the Community Support Fund or to a specific cause? Click HERE to fill out our form, and email to kgalt@smwaldorf.org.
The Development Department is constantly gathering requests for resources the school can use. Here is the Wish List, a rolling list of wishes to bring even more abundance to Shining Mountain’s Education and Experiences. It is consistently updated, email kgalt@smwaldorf.org for more information. All of these “gifts in kind” are tax deductible and each donor will be provided with a tax donation from the school.
