Stewardship

classroom Everything we call “ours” in this world really belongs to God. After supporting your local church, we ask you to prayerfully consider sharing some of the blessings God has given you with GRACE Christian School. Helping to equip tomorrow’s leaders with academic excellence from a biblical worldview is a gift that honors our Creator and has eternal implications.

GRACE Christian School receives no financial support from federal, state, or local governments. Additionally, as a non-denominational and independent school, we receive no church subsidies. Our entire budget is funded solely through the tuition and fees paid by our GRACE families.

All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will have a direct impact on the lives of our students. GRACE Christian School is a 501c3 organization, so all gifts are tax-deductible. Our federal tax ID number is available upon request to our donors.

Checks can be sent to GRACE at 1101 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh, NC 27606.

We are aware that throughout the school year, many financial requests are made of you. We would like you to better understand these requests so that you can make informed decisions throughout the year.

The GRACE Fund

The GRACE Fund (previously referred to as the Annual Fund) is the most important area of fundraising for GRACE and provides the resources to make improvements to our campus facilities, instructional technology, and professional development opportunities that otherwise would have to be delayed or eliminated. While GRACE accepts GRACE Fund donations throughout the year, the school encourages participation at three times during the school year:

GRACE Fund Campaign (Fall) formerly known as the Annual Fund Fall Drive
End of Year Giving (End of December)
GRACE Gala Fundraising Event (Early Spring)

Please see how GRACE Fund donations have been invested thus far and our hopes for the upcoming year!

There are several methods to participate in the GRACE Fund in addition to individual donations, including affinity program participation, corporate gift matching, and business partnerships.

Affinity Programs

Affinity programs rebate a percentage of your purchase to the charity of your choice. In addition to amazon.com, almost all the local grocery stores participate in some sort of give-back program. If you have not already done so this year, take a moment to use the instructions listed below to link your account to GRACE. Note: Most grocery store programs require families to re-link your account each school year. You can also download No Effort Fundraising if you would prefer a hard copy of the information below.

Box Tops for Education

Harris Teeter

Lowes Foods

Publix Partners

Shutterfly

Corporate Gift Matching

Many corporations match their employee's donations to nonprofits in order to support charitable giving and extend corporate philanthropy. Matching donations is free money that nonprofits often miss out on because of the limited information from donors’ employers, complex corporate giving programs, and the process itself is usually unknown by employees.

In light of this, GRACE subscribes to a service named Double the Donation/360MatchPro to make it easier for GRACE families to find out if their companies provide corporate gift matching.

Go to Double the Donation's Website to locate your company for instructions and forms on how to multiply your donation for GRACE. Below is a partial list of the top employers in the Raleigh-Durham area that have gift matching programs.

Companies that Participate in Corporate Matching

Business Partnerships

GRACE is grateful for the local business owners who support us throughout the year. Please visit our Business Partnership Page to learn more about this program and the companies that are already participating.

Thank You!

Thank you for taking the time to review this information. We hope that this is helpful as we begin the new school year and we ask that you begin now to prayerfully consider how you can support the GRACE Fund.

Gifts of all kinds are welcome, including cash, property, and securities. Additionally, there are many forms of planned giving (such as bequests, trusts, and annuities) that may be explored. To discuss this type of gift to GRACE, please contact our CFO, Jen Stack, at [email protected].