Donate to Keystone
Support our nationally recognized, well-rounded educational experience. Donate to Keystone School today.
Why Give to Keystone?
From its beginning in a small house on Park Street, Keystone School became a best-in-class independent school in San Antonio. Today, our mission of challenging students academically and developing their compassionate character continues. The pillars of a Keystone School education are academic excellence, ethical growth, responsible leadership and community involvement, supported by:
These essential elements of the Keystone experience require more than tuition revenue. Maintaining our standard of excellence relies on the support of the Keystone School community. As alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and local partners, your giving supports students’ healthy achievement and contribution to our world. Keystone School has been a leader in private education since 1948. Thanks to you, Keystone School stays at the forefront of our students’ future.
Donation Online
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all donations to Keystone School are tax-deductible and directly support our mission to cultivate academic excellence and character in every student.
Ways to Give
To support its mission of academic excellence, ethical growth, responsible leadership and community involvement, Keystone offers many opportunities:
Giving Levels
Keystone School recognizes donors giving at these leadership and gift club levels, plus a special recognition level, the 1948 Society.
Leadership
- Platinum: $20,000 and above
- Diamond: $10,000 – $19,999
- Gold: $5,000 – $9,999
- Ruby: $2,500 – $4,999
- Silver: $1,000 – $2,499
Gift Club
- Bronze: $500 – $999
- Keystone: $1 – $499
1948 Society
A special recognition level of the 1948 Society was established in honor of the founding year of Keystone School. You are invited to join the 1948 Society with your gift of $1,948 or more.
Annual Fund
The Annual Fund supports the operating budget of Keystone School and ensures our highly successful educational program. Donations to the Annual Fund can be made at any time during the year. Make your one-time or recurring gift today!
Fall Campaign
Our fall campaign mobilizes parents to fund current priorities. Fall campaigns have funded relevant needs such as teacher continuing education, student break room furniture, playground equipment, building maintenance, and classroom technology. Give to the fall campaign here.
Alumni Gifts
Alumni gifts demonstrate a legacy of pride and the value of the Keystone education. As alumni, your giving strengthens our school for students following in your steps. Consider a gift in honor of a faculty or staff member who had a meaningful impact on you. Make an alumni gift here.
Matching Gifts
Many employers offer matching gift programs that match the charitable contributions of their employees. For more information, contact your Human Resources Office or Adriana Villafranca, Director of Development, at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org; 210-735-4022 ext. 353.
Recurring Gifts
A recurring gift provides a convenient and secure way to support Keystone School through credit card installments. You may set up your donation frequency for every two or four weeks, monthly, quarterly or annually. The minimum gift is $10. Your gift will automatically renew, but you may cancel at any time. Schedule your recurring gift through the donation form here.
Memorial Gifts
Gifts may be given in honor of or in memory of a special person. When you give a memorial gift to Keystone School for your loved one, you extend their legacy to the next generation. Make your memorial gift through the donation form here.
Planned Giving
Planned giving goes beyond annual fund contributions to consider ways to have an even greater impact. Charitable gift planning incorporates your personal, financial, estate planning and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may be able to increase the size of your estate and also reduce the tax burden on your heirs. As important, you can make a meaningful contribution to Keystone School.
Endowment
Keystone School established an endowment to strengthen our financial resources. The endowment has two focus areas – Lower School financial aid and faculty professional development. Offering financial aid for Lower School helps us attract bright and motivated students throughout San Antonio whose families cannot pay full tuition. Another focus is funding professional development to support our faculty’s ongoing learning and growth in the art of teaching and individual subject specialties. Learn more about a planned gift to support the Keystone School endowment by contacting Adriana Villafranca, Director of Development, at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org; 210-735-4022 ext. 353. Donate now to the endowment for Lower School tuition assistance here.
Learn more about a planned gift to support the Keystone School endowment by contacting Adriana Villafranca, Director of Development, at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org; 210-735-4022 ext. 353. Donate now to the endowment for Lower School tuition assistance here.
IRA Distributions
Contributions to Keystone School can be made from an individual retirement account. If you are 70 ½ or older, you may take a distribution and make a gift up to $100,000 from your IRA tax-free. You may also name Keystone School as a beneficiary. Donors subject to required minimum distributions generate neither taxable income nor a tax deduction by donating them. Contact your IRA administrator to arrange your gift to Keystone.
The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.
Legacy Circle
Legacy Circle members are generous individuals who support Keystone School through a planned gift. Legacy Circle giving is an investment in our future – a legacy of academic vigor, outstanding faculty, exceptional students and a beautiful historic campus. A common legacy gift is to leave a bequest to Keystone School in your will. Here is some sample language:
“I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Keystone School, a 501(c)(3) organization in San Antonio, TX, _____percent (%) of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate as an unrestricted gift to be used in the area of greatest need at the time the gift is received.”
Join our Legacy Circle by informing us that you have included Keystone School in your charitable gift planning. Please contact Adriana Villafranca, Director of Development, at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org, or 210-735-4022 x 353.
Fundraising Events
Keystone School holds events throughout the year to bring our community closer together. We have a principal annual fundraising event, and other social occasions also raise funds to support the needs of the school. A digital fundraising event is held on #GivingTuesday.
Spring Fundraiser
In the spring, the Keystone School community comes together for our biggest fundraising event of the year. It offers an opportunity for parents, alumni and friends of Keystone to mingle, have fun and celebrate our community. Check the event page here for details and registration for the spring fundraiser.
Social Events
Social events for the Keystone School community take place throughout the school year. Check the Keystone school calendar for dates and links to the social event pages.
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global online event to celebrate generosity during the holiday season. At Keystone, we use Giving Tuesday to remember alumnus Danny Stevens, class of 2000, who passed away in 2003. The Danny Stevens Memorial Endowed Fund for Teacher Support helps our teachers stay at the peak of their profession. You can donate to the Danny Stevens Fund all year round through the donation form here.
Naming Opportunities
Keystone School occasionally offers naming opportunities for parents and supporters. These gifts provide physical upgrades to our campus and tangible recognition for years to come. To learn about the available opportunities, contact Adriana Villafranca, Director of Development, at avillafranca@keystoneschool.org; 210-735-4022 ext. 353.
Pavers
Throughout the Alumni Quadrangle, small and large bricks proudly display the name of a family or a student.
Paver sizes:
- 3⅝ x 8-inch brick with your name or message: $200
- 10×10-inch brick with your name or message: $500
Element Windows
In the Shadfan Science and Creativity Center, a wall of windows faces Craig Place. These windows are visible to traffic traveling north on McCullough Avenue. Each pane features the chemical symbol of an element in the periodic table. Elements are $5,000 each.
