Ways to Give
Credit Card
Bishop Montgomery accepts gifts through our website. You can make a secure gift online by clicking the "GIVE" button at the top of the home page at www.bmhs-la.org.
Venmo/Paypal
Text bishop to 53-555
In-Kind Gifts
Goodshop: If you shop online using Goodshop, you can support BMHS with every purchase you make. Visit www.goodshop.com and search "Bishop Montgomery High School" to select us as the non-profit you would like to support.
eScrip: Support BMHS by registering with eScrip. Visit www.escrip.com to register.
Ralph's (Kroger): If you have a rewards card (or phone number) with Ralph's, you can support BMHS every time you shop. Visit https://www.ralphs.com log into your account, search for BISHOP MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL either by name or GB595 and click ENROLL.
Matching Gifts
Memorial and Honorary Gifts
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows those 70½ years old or older to donate up to $105,000 total to a non-profit, such as Bishop Montgomery, directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions.
Individuals who hold Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are required to take RMDs each year beginning at age 73 (even if they don’t need or want the funds). That same required minimum distribution increases the IRA holder’s total taxable income.
QCDs (also called IRA charitable distributions or IRA charitable rollovers) enable individuals to fulfill their required minimum distribution by a direct transfer of up to $105,000 to charity. They can also be used to support multiple charities, as long as the sum of the distributions is within the $105,000 limit. But because QCDs don’t increase taxable income, both higher tax rates and phaseouts can be avoided.
Donors who wish to make a QCD to Bishop Montgomery may do so electronically, directly to BMHS or by check made payable to Bishop Montgomery. We encourage donors to speak to their financial advisor.
Stocks may be transferred directly to the Archdiocese for the benefit of Bishop Montgomery. These gifts will not affect your cash flow, and they provide the following tax benefits:
- A possible charitable deduction to help you save on taxes
- Bypass of federal and state capital gains taxes
- Avoidance of the tax on net investment income
From a tax perspective, a gift of appreciated assets makes good sense. You can make the capital gains taxes optional, achieve significant tax savings and support our programs.
Please contact:
Karen Dunphy, Archdiocese of Los Angeles / 213-637-7504 / [email protected]
Mayra Sanchez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles / [email protected]
Planned Giving
Have you remembered Bishop Montgomery High School in your will or trust? Our legal title is "The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, A Corporation Sole, for the Benefit of Bishop Montgomery High School." For more information, please contact Karen Dunphy at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles [email protected] or at 213-637-7504. More information can also be found at http://adlalegacy.org
What to Give:
- Gifts of Stocks/Bonds (see information above)
- Gifts of Real Estate
- Gifts of Retirement Assets
- Gifts of Cash
- Gifts of Insurance
How to Give:
- Bequest
- Designate BMHS as the beneficiary of your asset by will, trust, or beneficiary designation form
- IRA Rollover
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- Charitable Remainder Unitrust
- Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
- Charitable Lead Trust
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has provided a "Notification of Gift Intention" form for any planned gift (see below). Although it is not mandatory to complete, it does provide BMHS with an accurate record of your gift.
"While I was a student, Bishop provided everything that was important to me - a great college prep education , Catholic values , teachers who truly cared, coaches that made you work hard and taught you what teamwork is all about.
BMHS taught me to work hard and treat others with respect and always do your best. I’ve tried to carry that thought my life and that why I give back."
Bryan Bero '84