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FUNDS
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FUNDS
(Rev. Apr 29, 2002)
Here is the complete list of known funds established in
honor of, or by, Yorktown students, staff and friends.
Information on contributions, matching gifts, definitions,
tax treatment, and how to establish a new fund is
located off our home page under Money Matters.
Email us to
create a fund or to let us know of others. Thank you.
The Patriot Funds
Student Memorial Funds
Staff Tributes
Staff Memorial Funds
Friends Memorial Funds
Special Purpose Funds
A Memorial fund established by the Arlington
County Medical Society, endorsed by Katie Couric YHS 75.
Tributes
YORKTOWN-SPECIFIC
RESOURCES
- The Patriot Funds:
We are establishing, or promoting, a series of scholarship funds associated with
YHS - the Patriot Scholarship Funds:
Funds Administered by the Alumni & Friends of
Yorktown High School Inc.:
- Yorktown Alumni Annual
Merit Scholarship Fund - money given to this fund will be aggregated until enough is
available to give a $4,000 merit-based scholarship to a deserving Yorktown graduate to
continue their education. All the principal and earnings will be committed as soon as
possible, so once disbursed, there will be no funds remaining. This fund will be for those
who want to see their contributions have an impact on a deserving student as quickly as
possible.
- Yorktown Alumni
Endowed Merit Scholarship Fund - money given to this fund will be invested until
enough interest and dividends are available to give a $4,000 merit-based scholarship to a
deserving Yorktown graduate to continue their education. Unlike the Annual Scholarship
Fund - above - the principal of the fund will remain invested, which means your gift will
continue to work in perpetuity, although it will take longer to have an impact than if it
were disbursed in the year contributed.
- Yorktown Alumni
Endowed Crew Equipment Fund
An endowed fund created to finance the purchase of
equipment for the Yorktown Crew.
For a complete explanation, click here
Funds Administered by others:
o Yorktown
High School Patriot Fund ($500
Scholarship)
Established in 1995 as a farewell gift to Yorktown by
retiring Director of Student Activities, Jim Allen and his wife Anita. Those wishing
to contribute to the fund are invited to do so through the school.
- R Scott Bates Memorial
Scholarship (1 at $3,000) for a graduating Yorktown High School senior with financial
need to attend a Virginia college or university.
Administered by the Arlington Community Foundation, 2525
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. 22201 (703 - 243-4785) www.arlcf.org
in loving memory of Scott Bates father of Lisa Ann YHS 97, Lori Ellison YHS 98, and Paul
Wallace Bates YHS 03.
Awarded in memory of Brian Cottrell YHS 89. To a senior who
has made outstanding contributions to the Yorktown community through the performing arts.
- The David Charlebois [YHS 80]
Memorial Fund at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
David's parents would like any donations to go to a fund
that has been established in David's name at his alma mater, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University. The flyer we were given about it reads as follows:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has pledged its uniquely applicable resources, and
has created the David Charlebois Memorial Fund, dedicated to helping beat terrorism in the
air, (like a life-threatening disease), so that David shall not have died in vain. If you
care to participate, make checks payable to: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S.
Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900, Attn. Harry Jennings 386 226-6197.
- The [Crew Coach] Kerry
O’Keefe Equipment Fund for Women’s Rowing (Checks payable to the University
of Minnesota Foundation – fund #5916, 200 Oak St. S.E. Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN
55455-2010.) or to the N.C. Little Memorial Hospice in memory of Kerry O’Keefe (7019
Lynmar Lane, Edina, MN 55435)
Matching Gifts
- Looking for a way to increase your gift? Over 7,500
business have gift-matching programs for their employees. While specifics may vary,
generally the steps to have your employer match your gift are as follows. Please
note, verifying whether your employer has a matching program, you only are involved with
the first two of the following steps, we take care of the rest:
Step 1. Get a matching gift form from your employer
(usually from the human resources department)
Step 2. Complete the form, and send it along with a
donation
Step 3. The recipient certifies on the form that it
has received your gift and that it meets our guidelines for receiving matching gifts.
Step 4. We then return the signed form to your
employer
Step 5. Your employer verifies your eligibility and
ours and sends a check with its matching funds to us.
For more details on corporate employee gift matching
programs, click here to contact
the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for more information.
Then, push the Back key on your web-browser to return to
our site, and send us the name of your employer to check if they have a gift-matching
program, and it's general terms donations@yorktownalums.org.
If they do, we'll give you information about their program, and a contact within
your company to contact for more information and to get a copy of their matching gift
form.
It has proven surprisingly difficult to locate good
information on YHS-specific and local scholarships. If there are errors or omissions,
above, please email scholarships@yorktownalums.org.
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