Getting Involved

Local businesses, alumni, community groups, and private individuals share a common interest in providing quality education and preparing our students for a bright future. You can support PMEF's efforts to insure those futures in several ways.

• Actively participate in its programs.
• Support the Foundation's financial needs through monetary donations, bequests, estate planning and/or life insurance beneficiary arrangements.

Gifts to the Foundation may be unrestricted for use as determined by the Board or funds can be dedicated to specific purposes as determined by the donor. Due to the complex nature of tax laws, you are encouraged to seek professional legal or financial advice.

Contributions

You may contribute in several ways: via a level of giving, by creating an endowed scholarship/award or by creating a named endowment:

Levels of Giving:

• All contributions are welcome and will help to fund Venture Grants which are awarded to Penn Manor School District staff twice a year. Venture Grants are used in the classroom for student enrichment opportunities, for continuing education opportunities for teachers that directly benefit students, and select field trips.

Endowed Scholarship/Award:

• A pledge of $25,000 in support of a $1,000 annual scholarship/award
• A pledge of $12,500 in support of a $500 annual scholarship/award
  Note: If desired, your commitment may be satisfied over a pre-determined payment schedule (not to exceed four years). PMEF requests a personal meeting to both execute any necessary paperwork and design a scholarship / award befitting your significant investment. The Foundation will work with you to plan the details of your contribution and to ensure that your needs are met.

Named Endowment:

• Gifts to the PMEF Named Endowment Program are timeless because these assets are invested and managed to support the district in perpetuity.  The Foundation has established criteria and procedures to ensure that all named endowment funds are targeted to mature ten years after the initial donation. A  PMEF Named Endowment can be targeted to mature at $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 levels.  The endowment program offers a standard five-year annual payment plan with five additional years of growth to achieve the endowment fund goal.  A lump sum payment option is also available with ten years allotted for growth. For more information, please contact the Penn Manor Education Foundation at 717-872-9500 ext. 2332.

Important Announcement for Businesses

The Penn Manor Education Foundation has recently been approved for this fiscal year as an Educational Improvement Organization as defined by the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC).  The State of Pennsylvania allows a tax credit equal to 75% of any amount contributed to PMEF if the contribution is a one-year gift.  Read more...