Sustaining Our Impact
Giving to Far + Wise creates a lasting positive impact in the lives of Blaine County students.
Every donation, no matter the size, directly supports critical programs for youth in Blaine County, and is 100% tax-deductible.
Your gift will make a tangible impact.
Here’s how far it can go:
$25 equips a classroom with a new engaging math game.
$50 adds 5 new books to classroom’s library
$100 gives one student the opportunity to attend an enriching field trip.
$250 provides a local teen with career center mentorship and resume advice.
$500 supports one month of literacy interventions.
$1,000 funds part of a Far + Wise student’s secondary education.
A gift to Far + Wise is an investment in the comprehensive education of Blaine County students, from Kindergarten to career.
Far + Wise provides critical early intervention in math and literacy through the Lewis Scholar after-school program for students in grades K–7, where our goal is to establish strong academic foundations, build social-emotional skills, and grow the confidence needed to thrive. As they grow, students remain supported through the Far + Wise Career Center, which connects local teens and young adults in Blaine County to paid internships, exposure to career pathways, and post-secondary support, including college scholarships for those who qualify.With Far + Wise's structure of guided support, we help students define a path into adulthood that is built on a strong foundation of resiliency, accountability, motivation, and community connection.Suggested ways to support Far + Wise, and make an impact in the lives of Blaine County students:
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Description tIf you have a Donor Advised Fund, you can recommend a grant to Far + Wise using the Tax ID Number 46-0587871.
If you have questions, email jenny@farandwise.org or call (208) 690-2009
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Donating appreciated stocks and bonds avoids federal capital gains taxes and provides a federal income tax deduction for the current market value of the gift. Similar state tax benefits are also provided in most of the country. If you want to learn more about how charitable gifts of stock can work for you, please email jenny@farandwise.org.
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If you are aged 70½ or older, you may be able to make tax-free charitable gifts up to $100,000 from your traditional and Roth IRA accounts. Donations of this type are called Qualified Charitable Distributions or QCDs, the savviest way to use your IRAs to maximize their charitable impact.
Normally, funds withdrawn from an IRA count toward your annual income; however, QCDs are an exception to this rule—funds go directly from your IRA to Far + Wise, thereby helping you avoid higher income taxes. QCDs can be used to meet the Required Minimum Distribution requirement and avoid penalties if you fail to withdraw the RMD.
For more information, email jenny@farandwise.org or contact your financial advisor.
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Planned giving can benefit you and your loved ones while helping our students realize their dreams. By remembering Far + Wise in your estate plan, you ensure that our shared vision of creating equitable access to education for all children becomes a reality.
Here are just a few of the many ways to create a legacy through charitable giving, many of which offer tax savings:
Wills or Trusts – Make a gift to Far + Wise in your will or trust
Life Insurance Policies – When you name Far + Wise as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, you may be able to save on estate taxes
Retirement Plans – Naming Far + Wise as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401k or other qualified plan may eliminate both income and estate taxes
Email us to notify us of your intent to make a legacy gift. We’ll be happy to assist.
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Many companies will match your gift to Far + Wise. Please contact your Human Resources Department to find out if they will match all or a portion of your contribution.
Our Tax ID Number is 46-0587871.
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Our corporate partners share our commitment to reducing the education equity gap. Whether you choose to sponsor an individual program or event or provide ongoing financial support, a partnership with Far + Wise will increase public awareness of your business and your investment in the future of underserved kids in our community.
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Far + Wise is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors.
Far + Wise considers a donor anyone who gives to the organization through a contribution of cash, securities, bequests or who gives an in-kind gift of non-cash goods or services, regardless of value.
Donor information includes contact information, donation and payment details, planned giving details, and any other personal information we may obtain through Far + Wise’s relationship with the donor. Without express permission from the donor, we will never provide nor sell donor information to a third party, unless the third party is working directly on behalf of Far + Wise.
Far + Wise collects and uses donor information to understand donors’ interests in our mission, to properly thank donors and steward gifts given, and to update them on Far + Wise plans and activities. Information may be shared with staff, Board members, volunteers (such as a member of a fundraising or other committee) and consultants only on a “need-to-know” basis.
Far + Wise may publish donor names in print or online, including in an annual listing of donors by total gift level in our Annual Report. Donors may opt out of such listing by informing Far + Wise of their wishes. All requests by donors for anonymity will be honored, except to the extent required by law.
The names of donors of memorial, honorarium or tribute gifts may be released to the honoree, next of kin, or appropriate member of the immediate family, unless otherwise specified by the donor. Gift amounts will not be released without the express consent of the donor. A list of those honored or memorialized will be published in print and/or online.
Far + Wise is authorized to accept anonymous gifts. The name of the donor and size of the gift may be withheld from the Board of Directors, if requested by the donor. When made known to Board members, they will respect the anonymity of any such gift.
Violations of this Donor Privacy Policy are considered serious, and may result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal for employees, agents, or contractors, or removal from the Board of Directors, or the separation of any volunteer from a committee or other representative role on behalf of Far + Wise. This policy extends beyond an individual’s service with the organization. Violations of this policy are to be reported promptly to the Executive Director and/or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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