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Rumsey Hall strives to instill a sense of belonging in all current and future community members and establish an environment where they feel safe, respected, and valued.

Rumsey Hall School is grateful for the generosity and loyalty of our alumni, parents, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, and staff. As an independent school, we rely on our community to keep us thriving, and we are deeply thankful for the gifts of time, talent, and resources offered by so many members of the Rumsey family. These individuals provide vital resources to our faculty and students as well as the many programs that Rumsey offers.

Ben Pastor, Director of Advancement

Make a gift Ways to give

Meet the Advancement Team

Ben Pastor

Director of Advancement

Christian Anderson

Associate Director of Advancement

Stephanie Proteau

Advancement Associate

Donate to our Annual Fund

Unlike public schools, which receive state or national funds, Rumsey Hall depends solely on tuition income and contributions to the Annual Fund. A robust Annual Fund is a crucial means for enhancing the lives of our students and plays a pivotal role in their educational experience. Dollars raised through the Annual Fund help support Rumsey students in a direct and immediate way and ensure program enrichment and campus improvements.

The 2023-24 Annual Fund campaign opens in the Fall of 2023 and closes on June 30, 2024. Gifts made via USPS must be postmarked by June 30, 2024, and online gifts must be received by June 30, 2024, to be included in the 2023-24 Annual Fund. For more information, please contact Director of Advancement Ben Pastor P’27, ’29 at bpastor@rumseyhall.org or 860-868-0535 ext. 187.

Make a gift

Donate to Capital Projects

If you would like to know more about capital projects or capital giving at Rumsey Hall, please contact our Advancement team via phone at (860) 868 0535 or via email at advancement@rumseyhall.org.

Dormitory

This beautiful new dormitory located next to the Main House on the hill above Farmen Hall will add fourteen student rooms and three faculty residences to our residential life program. Large and well-lit common spaces will allow for our students to gather and interact, to play, and to study.

Bodling Academic Center

Located on the site of the current Fitch House dormitory, this new academic center will provide four much-needed classrooms to support our academic program, two faculty residences to enhance our residential life program, and spacious locker rooms below for our female athletes, conveniently located next to the athletic fields.

Leadership Giving Levels

The Red & The Blue

Up to $249

The Effort List

$250 - $499

The Echo Club

$500 - $999

The 1900 Society

$1,000 - $2,999

Sanford Society

$3,000 - $4,999

The Shepaug Club

$5,000 - $9,999

The Bantam Club

$10,000 - $19,999

Leadership Council

$20,000 - $29,999

Founders' Circle

$30,000 - $49,999

Head of Schools' Council

$50,000 and above

Ways to Give

Checks or Wire Transfer

Via US Mail

For gifts by check, please make payable to Rumsey Hall School and send to:

Ben Pastor
Advancement Office
Rumsey Hall School
201 Romford Road
Washington, CT 06794

Via Wire Transfer

Thank you for notifying the Advancement Office of the impending wire transfer.

Bank Information:
Union Savings Bank, 225 Main St, Danbury, CT
ABA #: 221172241
Beneficiary: Rumsey Hall School
Account #: 493207551
Swift Code: UNSGUS33

Venmo

Credit or Debit Card

Appreciated Securities

Stock Transfer Instructions

Thank you for making a gift of stock to Rumsey Hall School. The following information can be provided to your brokerage in order to facilitate your transfer. Please notify the Advancement Office of the name/number of shares of your stock transfer. The market value of the stock on the date of sale will represent the tax deductible amount of your gift.

Deliver to:
The Bank of New York
DTC Participant #901
Account # 116269 n/o Union Savings Bank, Litchfield, CT

40 West Street, P.O. Box 578, Litchfield, CT 06759
f/a/o Rumsey Hall School, Inc.

Rumsey Hall is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization in the State of Connecticut.

Matching Gifts

You can expand the impact of your gift to Rumsey Hall significantly by applying for matching funds through your employer. A matching gift is a donation from a corporation that matches the monetary gift made by its employee to Rumsey Hall. Please consult your employer’s human resources to learn if your gift to Rumsey is eligible for a match. Rumsey Hall will acknowledge this generosity in its Annual Giving Report.

The IRS deems donations to eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations as tax deductible. This rule is for individuals and corporations. A corporation can only take deductions for charitable giving for up to 10 percent of its yearly taxable income.

Rumsey Hall is a charitable 501 (c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization in the State of Connecticut.

Planned Giving

Legacy Gifts

Consider the impact your estate planning has on Rumsey’s future. Legacy gifts such as bequests (naming Rumsey as a beneficiary of your will or living trust) life insurance policies or charitable remainder trusts (CRT) (which generates income for you during your lifetime or other beneficiaries, with the remainder of the donated assets gifted to Rumsey) will support Rumsey Hall’s Endowment and other capital projects that help ensure the School’s good health and longevity. Charitable bequests can provide you and your family significant advantages by helping to reduce estate tax. Recognition and remembrance in Rumsey’s Heritage Society helps inspire others to support the School in similar lasting ways.

For more information, please contact Director of Advancement Ben Pastor P’27, ’29 at bpastor@rumseyhall.org or 860-868-0535 ext. 187.

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