We appreciate your support! Thank you for making a difference! Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The FSHS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the IRS code.

Endowment gifts create wonderful and tangible legacies. They keep on giving over generations and permanently link the name of the honored person to FSHS.

Endowment gifts can support any program at FSHS. Your gift is carefully invested and a portion of the earnings is spent each year.

The most common way to make an estate gift is through a bequest in your will. For example, assets that remain when you no longer need them may be bequeathed or a percentage left to FSHS in order to support in perpetuity a program that best reflects your interests and values.

Gifts of stocks, bonds or mutual fund shares, especially if they have appreciated, can have an immediate impact on FSHS and offer you a two-fold tax saving. First, you avoid paying capital gains tax on the increase in value of your stock. In addition, you receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift.

Honor Gifts

What kind of present can you get for the person that has everything? How about making a gift to the FSHS Foundation? Gifts received in honor of an individual will be acknowledged to the person of your choice, and the funds will be utilized as grant money for programs at Fairmont Senior High School.

Teacher Acknowledgment Gifts

Did your teacher make an impact on you or your child? Would you like a way to show your appreciation? What about a gift to the FSHS Foundation in honor of that special teacher? Your teacher will receive a certificate and letter with the information of the gift and any message you would like to include.

Memorial Gifts

Memorial gifts are a lasting way to remember a loved one while still helping provide for the future education of students at Fairmont Senior High School. If you are interested in a longer lasting tribute email cjamos@fairmontseniorhighschool.com and she will give you a specialized list of permanent memorial opportunities.

In addition, giving opportunities can include donation of property that is deemed suitable or appropriate with a useful life. Any donation of equipment or suitable items will be acknowledged as to their fair market value and that amount will be documented for income tax deductions if requested. The Foundation reserves the right to determine what non-cash items will be accepted.

Frank "Pete" Everest X-3 Rocket plane scale 1/32 model donated by William South, class of 1959
Encyclopedia of West Virginia donated by William South, class of 1959
Gateway computer donated by Patrick Barrow, class of 1986