Ways to Give

The Foote Fund helps annually to bridge the gap between tuition and the cost of educating each Foote student. Your gifts support day-to-day operations—from classroom, lab and library materials to technology, campus maintenance and financial aid. 

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Endowed funds provide stable and sustainable support for Foote in perpetuity. An allocation is drawn annually from interest earned. The annual distribution is used to support the purpose designated by the donor(s). The school's endowment currently totals $10.4 million.

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Planned gifts such as bequests or charitable trusts can help secure Foote's future and may have additional financial benefits for the donor. The Foote School welcomes gifts made through different planned giving arrangements.

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Make payable to The Foote School Association and mail to:

The Foote School
Development Office
50 Loomis Place
New Haven, CT 06511

Our secure online server is the fastest and easiest way to make your gift to Foote. You will receive an immediate confirmation once your credit card information has been submitted.

• To give online to the Foote Fund, click here.
• To give online to Endowment, click here.

To provide credit card information: (MasterCard, Visa or American Express number, expiration date and CVV) Call the Development Office on school days between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Phone: 203-777-3464

To transfer appreciated securities held by your broker

Notify your broker and let us know of your gift by emailing Jody Abzug (jabzug@footeschool.org) or Amy Sudmyer (asudmyer@footeschool.org) or by calling 203-777-3464. Your broker will need the information listed below:

Foote’s brokers at Merrill Lynch: 

Kristy Sampieri
Email: Kristy_Sampieri@ml.com
Phone: 203-204-0713

Toll Free: 800-787-4668
Fax: 1-203-648-4748

• Merrill Lynch’s DTC number: 8862
• Foote’s Merrill Lynch account number: 7WP-14148
• Foote’s Federal ID number: 06-0646647

The official date of your gift is the date on which the stock is received in Foote’s account. The value of your stock gift is the average of the reported high and the reported low on the date of the gift.

If your employer or a board on which you serve offers a matching gift program, you may be able to double or triple your contribution to Foote School. You may be able to apply directly from your company’s website or download a form. You must make a donation to Foote and submit a completed matching gift form in order for us to process the matching gift. We’ll let you know when Foote receives your matching gift.

If you have questions about a matching gift, please contact Mary Beth Claflin, Gift Coordinator, at mclaflin@footeschool.org or 203-777-3464.