Tax/Calendar Year and Fiscal Year Deadlines
Depending on the type of gift and the method of its delivery, the due date to claim a charitable deduction in a calendar year, or to count toward SSC's fiscal year, will differ.
Tax & Calendar Year-End Deadlines
Gift Type | Date Requirement
- Credit Card Online: Made by 11:59 pm on December 31
- Credit Card by Phone: Calls must be received by noon on December 31.
- Mail/Check: Postmarked by December 31
- Securities, Mutual Funds, Electronic Transfer, or IRA Rollover: Received by SSC by by the last business day of the year, Friday, December 30.
SSC Fiscal Year Deadlines
Gift Type | Date Requirement
- Credit Card Online: Made by 11:59 pm on August 31
- Credit Card by Phone: Processed by 4pm on the last business day on or before August 31
- Mail/Check: Postmarked by August 31
- Securities, Mutual Funds, Electronic Transfer, or IRA Rollover: Received by SSC by August 31
All gifts to SSC are tax-deductible as allowed by law. The South Shore Conservatory of Music, Inc. tax identification 501(c)(3) number is 04-2470761.
Contact our Development Team!
We are grateful for gifts of every size and are happy to help you make yours! As a non-profit, SSC relies on the generosity of donors like you to support almost 40% of our annual budget.
Online giving by credit card is simple, fast, and secure. Give Now!
Send your check payable to South Shore Conservatory to:
South Shore Conservatory
Attn: Development Office
One Conservatory Drive
Hingham, MA 02043
To make a credit card gift by phone, or for more information on how to support SSC please call (781) 934-2731 x23.
To set up a recurring gift, click on the donate button and select recurring gift in the online form. You can choose from Bi-weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly. For help setting up an installment gift, please contact Cynthia Krebs Lee, Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, at c.krebs-lee@sscmusic.org.
Stock: To give the gift of stock, download these instructions (PDF). Please alert SSC of the forthcoming transfer.
If you already benefit from donor-advised funds and would like to send a gift to SSC, please contact your fund administrator and make checks payable to South Shore Conservatory and mail to the following address:
South Shore Conservatory
Attn: Development Office
One Conservatory Drive
Hingham, MA 02043
SSC’s tax identification number is 04-2470761.
Alternatively, if your donor-advised fund is with Fidelity, Schwab, or BNY Mellon, you may recommend a gift to SSC via DAFDIRECT.
Don’t leave money on the table! More and more companies are offering corporate matching gift programs in order to prioritize corporate social responsibility; however, 78% of match-eligible donors don't know their company offers a matching gift program, and only 7% of donors at companies with matching gift programs actually submit a request. Please contact your Human Resources Department to inquire about your employer’s matching gift program. You may be able to double your gift to SSC at no additional cost to you!
SSC is a qualifying 501(c)(3) institution (EIN 04-2470761).
Individuals may make direct charitable distributions of up to $100,000 from their traditional, rollover, or Roth IRAs without including such distributions in their gross income, if they meet the following requirements:
- A donor must be at least 70 1/2 years of age at the time of the transfer
- The funds must pass directly from the donor’s IRA custodian to SSC
This provision only applies to:
- IRAs, Roth IRAs, inactive SEPs, and inactive SIMPLE IRAs (active SEP, active SIMPLE IRAs, 403(b)s, 401(k)s, and pension plans are not eligible)
- Outright gifts
The gift may satisfy a donor’s IRA required minimum distribution for the year. Since the amount of the direct charitable distribution can be excluded from the donor’s gross income, there is no federal income tax deduction available for such gifts.
For questions about how to make a gift from your IRA, please contact your fund administrator directly.
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