Donate to the Sanford Fund

2023-24 Sanford Fund Goal & Progress

Did You Know?

Sanford is an IRS-qualified charitable organization. Our tax ID is 51-0064331. The full amount of your donation is tax-deductible in accordance with current tax laws.

Your gift positively impacts the Sanford experience for EVERY student.

Gift Categories

Leadership Circle Levels

Warrior Circle	$25,000 +
Head's Circle	$10,000–$24,999
1930 Circle	$5,000–$9,999
Ellen Q. Sawin Circle	$2,500–$4,999
Sunny Hills Circle	$2,000–$2,499

Giving Club Levels

Sanford Club	$650-$1,999
Founder's Club	$350-$649
Sanford Pines Club	$150-$349
Chapel Valley Club	$50-$149
Friends of Sanford Club	$1-$49

Double Your Donation

Your donation might be eligible for a matching donation from your employer, or your spouse's employer. Check with one or both employers to see if they offer a matching gift program. If so, apply for a match following your company's rules and then let us know.

In the past 2 years we received nearly $17,000 from corporate matching gifts.

Thank you for taking the time involved to inquire about, and apply for, a matching gift. It's worth it and impacts EVERY student!

The following companies have given recent matching gifts to Sanford. We'd love to add your company to this list:

Abbott Laboratories
AstraZeneca
Bank of America
Boeing
Broadcom, Inc
Campbell Soup Company
Colgate-Palmolive
F5 Networks
Glenmeade
Incyte
JPMorgan Chase
Northrop Grumman
Penn Virginia Corp
Quaker Houghton
SAP
US Bank Employee MG Program

Other Ways to Give

We also welcome gifts by mail or phone. If you wish to mail a gift, please write "Sanford Fund" in the memo line and make your check payable to:

Sanford School
6900 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707

Call to make a gift by phone: 302.235.6510 or 302.235.6526.

Transfer of appreciated securities or stock; grant recommendations from a Donor Advised Fund; corporate matching gifts; or IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions are also great ways to give a donation to Sanford.