Joliet Catholic Academy Offers Tips For Year-End Giving

Nearly half of all charitable donations occur close to the end of the year. If you are considering a gift to support Joliet Catholic Academy Angels and Hilltoppers, here are some tips for year-end giving:

1. Support JCA’s Annual Appeal

The Annual Appeal is the foundation of fundraising to maintain academic achievement within JCA. The school community of parents, alumni, faculty/staff, and friends contribute financially to bridge the gap between tuition and education costs. Make sure checks are dated and postmarked no later than Dec. 31, 2024. JCA also offers the Annual Appeal via an easy to navigate and secure online giving website: https://www.jca-online.org/annual-appeal/.

2. Planned Giving

The vast majority of wealth for most people is in their asset base, such as homes, retirement accounts, life insurance, etc., as opposed to their income stream. Giving from one’s non-cash asset base generally offers much greater tax advantages than donating cash. The simplest way to donate from your asset base is through a bequest in your will or trust. Gifting long-term appreciated stock is a great, tax-efficient way to give today.

There are even ways to create an income stream for life, receive a tax break today, and make a major gift to Joliet Catholic Academy. Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, life insurance, retirement assets, and the like can play an enormous role in establishing or growing scholarship funds and/or JCA’s endowment fund. Documented planned gift intentions to JCA are recognized by the benefactor’s inclusion in JCA’s Legacy Circle.

3. Other Gifts

Benefactors to JCA have a variety of options to choose from when making a contribution to the school: matching gifts, in-kind giving, memorials, gifts of securities, donations of real property, gifts of life insurance, and establishing endowed scholarships. Contact the JCA Institutional Advancement Office for specific questions at (815) 741-0563 or visit

www.jca-online.org/ways-to-give/.

Joliet Catholic Academy : 1200 N. Larkin Avenue : Joliet, IL 60435 : Ph: 815-741-0500 : jca-online.org