Donate Dollars
Your gift to the SDA Foundation is essential to help San Dieguito continue to provide an extraordinary education. There are many ways to give and we hope you will choose one that is meaningful to you:
- A gift of cash
- A gift of appreciated securities
- A pledge over a term of up to three years
- For our Performing Arts Center donors
- Planned Giving
- Contact form for more information
A gift of cash
Cash qualifies for a charitable income tax deduction. 
You can print this form, fill it out and mail to the address below:
SDA Foundation
800 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, Ca 92024
All checks should be made out to “SDAF.”
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A gift of appreciated securities
You will avoid capital gains, qualify for a charitable income tax deduction and be recognized for the full value of the securities on the day the shares leave your account. Contact Sheila Durkin by email telephone (760-753-1121, ext 5152), for information on how to have shares transferred electronically.
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A pledge over a term of up to three years
After signing a pledge form, you may make payments on your pledge on your own schedule. If you wish, an automatic payment can be set up. You can print this form, fill it out and mail to the address below:
SDA Foundation
800 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, Ca 92024
Or, you may contact Sheila Durkin by email, telephone (760-753-1121, ext 5152) for more details.
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For our Performing Arts Center donors
All gifts of $1000 or more will be acknowledged on the Performing Arts Center donor wall. Opportunities to name portions of the Performing Arts Center for your family are available for gifts of $50,000 or more. Contact Sheila Durkin by email, telephone (760-753-1121, ext 5152, for more information.
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Planned Giving
While current gifts are needed to support programs at San Dieguito, gifts from your will or estate plan are also welcome. Please consider the following ways to support San Dieguito in the future.
- Name SDA Foundation in your will. Consider leaving a specific percentage of your estate to SDA Foundation to fund future needs or to build our endowment.
- Name SDA Foundation as a contingent beneficiary of your IRA or pension plan.
- Name SDA Foundation as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy that your family no longer needs.
- Gift your home to SDA Foundation through your will or estate plan.
By notifying the SDA Foundation that you are making a gift from your will or estate plan, you will become a member of the San Dieguito Pioneer Society. You will be invited to an annual event honoring members, and your generosity will be acknowledged on the Pioneer Society plaque on the San Dieguito campus. For details on planned giving, contact:
Sheila Durkin, Executive Director
(760) 753-1121, ext. 5152
800 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
Contact by email
SDA Foundation website
The San Dieguito Academy Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
