Ways to Give

To donate online, please go to the Donate Now page. All transactions are processed through a secure server.

Venmo @VianneyGriffins1960. Be sure to include your class year or affiliation with Vianney.

Checks can be mailed to:

Attn: Advancement Department

St. John Vianney High School

1311 South Kirkwood Road

St. Louis, MO 63122

 

The Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is an excellent way to show your support for Vianney and receive tax benefits in return. As you plan your required minimum distributions (RMD), consider using your IRA to donate. You receive a tax benefit even if you take the standard deduction!

To qualify:

• You must be 70½ or older at the time of gift. Note: while the SECURE Act changed the age for required minimum distributions to 72, donors may still make a QCD at age 70½.
• Distributions must be made directly from a traditional IRA account by your IRA administrator to Vianney
• Gifts must be outright, meaning they go directly to Vianney. Distributions to donor-advised funds or life-income arrangements do not qualify.

Benefits:

• The QCD portion of your distribution is excluded from gross income on your IRS Form 1040.
• Potential avoidance of a higher income tax bracket
• Supporting the Men of Character and Accomplishment at Vianney!

Turning 72 in 2022? 

You have until April 1 of the year following the year you turn 72 to take your first RMD. For each year thereafter, the RMD must be made annually by December 31. If you delay your first RMD until the following year (and prior to April 1), you will need to take two RMDs in that year.

For example, you turn 72 in June of 2022. You may delay your first RMD to March 31, 2023, however, you will need to take a second RMD by December 31, 2023.

For more information, contact Jennie Picha, Director of Advancement, by e-mail or at (314) 965-4853 ext. 144.

 

 

 

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a an account establsihed at a public charity or foundation. You can transfer cash or other assets to a DAF and receive an immediate tax deduction. You can then recommend grants from the fund over time to your favorite charities such as Vianney. A DAF allows you to avoid the cost of managing a private foundation and serves as a centralized location for your charitable giving.

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contribution made by their employees. If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift to St. John Vianney High School may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.

To find out if your employer is eligible for matching gifts click HERE.

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support St. John Vianney High School every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Vianney!

Simply click here smile.amazon.com, login using your Amazon account and it will automatically select Vianney High School as your charity.  If you are telling a friend have them go to smile.amazon.com, select Vianney High School and start shopping!

A gift to St. John Vianney High School is a wonderful way to honor a loved one on a special occasion or to memorialize a loved one as a celebration of their life.

A letter notifying the honored or the family of the deceased will be sent immediately upon receipt of your tribute gift. The amount of the gift will not be disclosed.

To make a tribute gift, please include:

• The name of the person being honored or memorialized.
• The contact information for the person you would like notification sent to.
• If you would like your gift to be made to the Griffin Fund or a particular scholarship fund

St. John Vianney High School
Memorial/Tribute Gift
1311 S. Kirkwood Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63122

If you are interested in creating a new fund in honor/memory of a loved one or if you would like to designate St. John Vianney High School as a destination for memorial gifts in an obituary and you need materials or information, please contact Jennie Picha in the Advancement Office at (314) 965-4853 ext. 144 or jpicha@vianney.com. Tribute envelopes are available for wakes/funerals at your request.