Ways to Give

Please make checks payable to Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School and send to: CGPS Office of Institutional Advancement, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, 36 West 94th Street, New York, NY 10025. Gifts may be made at any time and are due by June 30, the end of our fiscal year.

The school accepts Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit cards as payment for gifts. These contributions are recognized at their full value on the date that a charge is accepted by the bank. To make an online gift, please visit our online giving page now.

To make a gift via wire transfer, please contact Evgeniya Kirpicheva at giving@cgps.org or 212.749.6200 x220. 

Donors who would like to make a commitment to the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory Fund (CGPF) but are not yet ready to make a payment, may do so by making a pledge. A pledge is a commitment to make a specified payment within the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory Fund fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). All pledge payments are due no later than June 30. If you would like to make a pledge to the CGPF, please email or call Evgeniya Kirpicheva at giving@cgps.org or 212.749.6200 x220. 

Unlike tuition and gifts to the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory Fund that support the School’s annual operating expenses, planned gifts generate a reliable source of income that helps ensure the long term financial security of CGPS. Donors may consider giving through such means as life insurance, bequests or charitable trusts. Gift planning can be a way to reduce or avoid estate and inheritance taxes. We encourage you to speak with your financial planner when considering any type of planned gift.

Matching gift programs are offered by many companies as a way to increase the size of your overall contribution to CGPS.  See if your company participates in a matching gift program. If your company participates in the program, please request a matching gift form from your employer, send the completed form with your gift and the Advancement Team will complete the process. The matching gift will be counted toward your overall CGPF contribution. 

Gifts of appreciated stock owned more than one year provide significant tax advantages to the donor and are easy to arrange. Donors receive a deduction for the full market value of the stock on the day of transfer to CGPS and avoid capital gains on the increased value of long-term securities. To transfer a gift of securities to the School, please contact the CGPS Office of Institutional Advancement or review the information on our Stock Transfer form.