Here are some of the ways you can show your support for Kinder HSPVA.
Give Online
Make a gift online with a credit card to the HSPVA Friends Essentials Fund.
If you are a parent and you want to give to your student’s Art Area Fall Fund Drive, make your donation here.
Give by Check
Checks should be made payable to “HSPVA Friends” and mailed to:
HSPVA Friends
PO Box 52910
Houston, Texas 77052
Give Securities, Stocks, or Bonds
Transferring stocks or bonds allows you to make a gift and to receive a charitable deduction equal to the full fair market value of the securities. You pay no capital gains on your gift and neither does HSPVA Friends. Contact HSPVA Friends at 713.874.0087 to discuss this option.
Matching Gifts and Corporate Giving
Many corporations show their support by matching the gifts their employees make to non-profit organizations. If your company offers a matching gift program, please submit the appropriate form with your contribution.
Kroger Grocery Stores
Enroll in Kroger Community Rewards and select HSPVA Friends as your beneficiary. You can search for us or use our number: CP994.
Randalls Grocery Stores
Next time you’re at Randalls, go to Customer Service and fill out a Good Neighbor Charity Addition/Deletion Form using our number: 225689.
Gifts-in-Kind (non-cash gifts of tangible property)
HSPVA Friends welcomes non-cash gifts in support of the programs at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Gifts-in-kind (non-cash gifts) are primarily given to directly enhance the curriculum of Kinder HSPVA programs (for example, a musical instrument) or to support various fundraising efforts held throughout the year (for example, an item to auction off).
Upon receiving notification of a potential gift-in-kind, HSPVA Friends will provide a donation form to the potential donor to collect information about the gift. If the potential gift is intended for Kinder HSPVA, we will share this information with the department to which the gift would be given in order to make sure that 1) the gift aligns with the needs and mission of the program and 2) any anticipated costs resulting from the acceptance of the gift have been considered. No gift-in-kind will be accepted until the proper clearances have been obtained.
HSPVA Friends will officially acknowledge the gift by providing the donor with a letter that includes a full description of the gift-in-kind and the purpose for which it was given to the organization. If the donor plans to take a tax deduction for the gift, he or she is responsible for the appraisal of the gift-in-kind, as it is the donor, not HSPVA Friends, who benefits from the tax deduction associated with the gift. Neither HSPVA Friends nor the individual Kinder HSPVA department accepting the gift can offer tax advice or declare the value of the contribution to the donor. Unless items are in perfect condition and recently purchased, receipts for the purchase of the gift will not be accepted as proof of the externally-appraised fair market value.
Internally, HSPVA Friends may record the gift-in-kind’s value based on the costs of comparable items and with the assistance of knowledgeable staff.
For gifts with qualified, externally-appraised values of over $5,000 and for gifts deemed rare or “priceless,” HSPVA Friends will obtain the permission of the HSPVA Friends Board of Directors and the Kinder HSPVA Principal before accepting the donation.
To start a conversation about an in-kind gift, please email info@hspvafriends.org.
The value of a person’s time, whether as a volunteer or as a professional providing a specialized service, is not considered a charitable contribution and is not countable as a gift-in-kind.