Ways to Give
Unrestricted and Designated Gifts
The Vista School® welcomes both unrestricted and designated gifts. Vista strives to be a good steward of its funding and use every possible dollar toward improving the educational experiences of its students. During the 2007-08 school year, Vista’s budgeted administrative expenses, including administrative office space, represent well less than 10% of our total operating budget. To make a contribution that will meaningfully impact the lives of our students, please make contributions payable to The Vista School® and mail to:
The Vista School®
Attn: Jim Bouder, COO
1021 Springboard Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Alternatively, you may complete and mail a Contribution Form (PDF).
Online Shopping
Vista has partnered with Amazon.com (including Endless.com and SmallParts.com) to allow you to purchase items while supporting The Vista School®. The school can earn up to 25% on all purchases made during your shopping session while you continue to enjoy Amazon.com’s great prices. Use the links below to start shopping!
GIANT A+ School Rewards
With the A+ School Rewards program, The Vista School earns cash each time you shop at any GIANT store using your BONUSCARD between October 10, 2010 and March 19, 2011.
Participation in the program is simple! The Vista School® will earn credit for 1% of your total purchases. At the end of the program, The Vista School® will be awarded a check for the total amount earned through participation in the program. Please note that you will still continue to earn points for any other program that is running (gas program, turkey program, etc.).
Register your GIANT BONUSCARD today by clicking here. The Vista School’s ID is 01516.
Box Tops for Education
Earn eBoxTops for The Vista School when you shop online at over 100 participating retailers. Enter for chances to win thousands of Bonus Box Tops for The Vista School each month. Try easy, tasty recipes using Box Tops products. Save with monthly coupons for your favorite brands.
Sign up here: http://www.boxtops4education.com/
Corporate Giving
We are fortunate to have many charitably-minded businesses in Central Pennsylvania that give either through the United Way or by sponsoring fund-raising events to benefit local charities. United Way contributions can be designated to The Vista School®. Also, several local businesses have successfully sponsored, planned, and executed fund-raising events and designated all or a portion of the proceeds to The Vista School®. If you are interested in planning a fund-raising event to benefit the students of The Vista School®, contact Jim Bouder at (717) 583-5102 ext. 2012 or via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Capital Campaign
While the majority of The Vista School’s operational costs are adequately met through government reimbursement, such funding cannot be used for capital improvements. The children served by our programs require a high staff-to-student ratio in order for their needs to be met, which in turn requires that school facilities be designed to accommodate a large number of employees. As mentioned above, Vista’s ability to expand the number of children served by its innovative programs is only limited by the capacity of its school facility. Vista relies on the generosity of contributors and charitable organizations to ensure that it has sufficient space in which to serve its students.
During the 2007-08 school year, The Vista School® launched a five year campaign to raise $500,000 for construction costs involved in designing our new facility with the special needs of our students in mind. Capital campaign gifts can me made as one-time contributions or can be paid over time as pledges.
To make a Capital Campaign gift, please send your contribution payable to The Vista School® to:
The Vista School® Capital Campaign
Attn: Jim Bouder, COO
1021 Springboard Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
To make a pledge, either download and complete the pledge form or contact Jim Bouder at (717) 583-5102 ext. 2012 or via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to have a pledge form mailed to you.
Endowment Giving
If you are considering a planned gift, such as a bequest, a charitable trust, a gift of life insurance, or a gift of appreciated stock or property, and wish to discuss the matter in greater detail, contact Jim Bouder at (717) 583-5102 ext. 2012 or via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Scholarship Program
The Vista School Board also operates The Vista School Scholarship Organization and The Vista School Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization, as part of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Qualified participants in the EITC program can obtain tax credits against certain Pennsylvania corporate taxes, including Corporate Net Income Tax, Capital Stock & Franchise Tax, Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax, Title Insurance Company Shares Tax, Insurance Premiums Tax, and Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax, for contributions made to approved scholarship organizations.
Scholarships are awarded from contributions to The Vista School’s K-12 and Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Funds based on the family’s financial need and the educational needs of their child diagnosed with autism. For more information on the Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), visit the Reach Foundation or the Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) EITC information websites.
Contributions to The Vista School Scholarship Organization can be sent to:
The Vista School SO
1021 Springboard Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Contributions to The Vista School Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization can be sent to:
The Vista School PKSO
1021 Springboard Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
