Giving

Support Tenacre

Welcome

Tenacre is a small, close-knit community where every student and family is known and valued. Parents contribute in meaningful ways, generously sharing their skills, energy, and resources to support our school.

Like most independent schools, Tenacre relies on tuition, endowment income, and annual giving. Tuition covers only 76% of expenses, so the Annual Fund, which provides nearly 10% of operating revenue, is essential to fulfilling our mission to "nurture and challenge each child, every day."

The Annual Fund invites everyone in our community—parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends—to make an immediate impact. Every gift, of any size, matters.

Generations of generosity have shaped Tenacre into the school it is today. However you choose to give, your support makes everything extraordinary about Tenacre possible. The Annual Fund runs from the fall through the close of the fiscal year on June 30.

Give to Tenacre's Annual Fund

Give to the Success By Design campaign

Ways to Give

List of 10 items.

Gifts Online

To make a gift, please use one of the buttons on this page to give to the Annual Fund or the Success By Design campaign. Please note that Annual Fund gifts must be received by the close of our fiscal year on June 30.
Gifts by Venmo

@Tenacre-Giving
Gifts by Mail

Please send checks made payable to Tenacre Country Day School to:

Development Office
Tenacre Country Day School
78 Benvenue Street
Wellesley, MA 02482

Please let us know the designation of your gift (Annual Fund or a special fund) as well as information about whether the gift is in honor or in memory of an individual.
Gift by Phone

Please call the Development Office at 781-591-7406 to make a gift using your Amex, Master or Visa credit card.
Wire Transfers

Contact Director of Development Sam Greenfield at 781-591-7406 with any questions.

NAME:
Needham Bank
1063 Great Plain Ave
Needham, MA 02492

ABA/ROUTING/TRANSIT:
211373539

NAME ON ACCOUNT:
Tenacre Country Day School Operating Account

ACCOUNT NUMBER:
591504123

To initiate a wire transfer, please contact Needham Bank’s Cash Management team at 781-474-5803 or email businessonline@needhambank.com to request access.
Gifts of Securities
Gifting in the form of stocks, bonds or mutual funds offers significant tax advantages, as you can take a deduction for the full fair market value of the stock.

Please contact the Development Office at 781-591-7406 with the numbers of shares and name of stock you wish to transfer.

Please contact your brokers and request that the stock be electronically transferred to the Tenacre account.

Tenacre’s broker information:
- DTC #: 0015
- Account Number: 707-164697-551
- Account Name: Tenacre Country Day School
- Tenacre's Federal I.D.: 04-2506944
- Contact: Chuck Farrington, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, 617-570-9243
Matching Gifts

More than 1,500 companies will match or multiply donations from their employees (in some cases, an employee's spouse). You should contact your employer's personnel office to determine whether your company participates in a matching gift program and to request the necessary forms. Your company might also participate in online processing of matching gifts.
Gifts-In-Kind

Contributions of tangible personal property may offer you an immediate tax deduction. The amount of deduction depends on whether the gift relates directly to Tenacre's educational activities and purposes. All gifts-in-kind to the school will be credited on the basis of appraised value provided by the donor (or fair market value if an appraised value is not provided.) Gifts-in-kind include donations of art, equipment, rare books, real estate and similar non-monetary contributions. Tenacre reserves the right to preview the condition of the gift before accepting it.
Deferred Gifts and Bequests

Bequest gifts are lasting investments in the future of Tenacre. Donors may find they can make a more substantial gift to Tenacre through a deferred gift than through an outright contribution. Usually deferred gifts are trust funds that generate income paid to the donor during his or her lifetime, with the principal going to the school after the donor's death. Donors receive full tax benefits for their contributions thereby enhancing their own financial situation. Bequests that are realized and consistent with the school's goals will be counted in the fiscal year in which they are given.
Memorial and Honorary Gifts

Gifts may be made in memory of an individual who has passed away or specified to honor a member of your family or the School's family.