• Gifts of Cash: The CARES Act allows taxpayers who take the standard deduction to make up to $300 of charitable contributions to qualified charities. Itemizers can deduct up to 100% of adjusted gross income. As of now, this only applies to 2020.
• Stock or Securities: Make a gift of stock or securities to Agassiz Village and avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation of your stock. Please call Lisa Carter, Executive Director, at 781-860-0200 ext.1006 to make your stock gift.
• Individual Retirement Account: If you or a family member are 70½ or older with an individual retirement account (IRA), you can make a tax-free gift to Agassiz Village directly from your IRA. This is called a qualified charitable distribution. Through the SECURE Act you can transfer any amount up to $100,000 per year directly to a qualified charitable organization without paying income tax on the distribution.
• Donor-Advised Funds: Give through your donor-advised fund to maximize your impact. Your fund sponsor handles all record-keeping, disbursements, and tax receipts.
Heart of the Village Capital Campaign
A Campaign to Restore Agassiz Village for Generations of Kids
Agassiz Village is in the Quiet Phase of an $8 million capital campaign to:
Develop facilities that provide youth with the safe and welcoming space they deserve that meet our current and future needs, while preserving our rich history.
Expand our program to serve more deserving campers.
Preserve our 330 acres of land and two miles of waterfront from future development and minimize our environmental impact on Thompson Lake.
Ensure financial sustainability that continues to allow us to provide financial assistance to families in need and helps us to maintain our improved facilities.
To date we have raised nearly $4 million of the $8 million needed to address critical maintenance and renovation of over 40 buildings.
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We will update 17 camper cabins to support the current needs of our campers, build one additional camper cabin, convert shower houses into Village Leader cabins all in an effort to serve 100 more youth each summer.
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We will increase opportunities for youth personal development by constructing a new teen enrichment center where our growing number of teens can learn, grow, and thrive. We will also restore iconic treasures like our dining hall, once deemed the largest free-standing log cabin in the world; the Burroughs and Agassiz leadership cabins, which are over 100 years old; and the boat house, once a welcoming symbol to all who passed along the waterfront.
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We will update staff housing so we might attract the most qualified and talented staff to ensure the best outcomes for kids. We will also transform our old office building into a serene space for our social work staff. These two buildings will help provide additional support for youth and give them the social and emotional tools they need to succeed in life.
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We will install an enhanced water feature for new camper adventures, and we will transform a parking lot into human foosball and pickleball and resurface the basketball courts to improve sports programming – because our kids deserve more. We will also build an Airnasium, nature pavilion, and gathering spaces to improve outdoor recreation and education.
It Takes a Village. It Takes YOU!
A gift to The Heart of the Village Campaign is a gift to a child who deserves support. It’s a testament of your belief that every child is worthy to be cared for and protected. Please join us and together, we’ll be the Heart of the Village for these deserving children. For more information call Mike Smith at 781-860-0200 ext. 1007 or email msmith@agassizvillage.org.