Make A Gift

The simplest way to make a gift is to contribute cash.  Checks may be made payable to the “Lycée Français de Chicago.”

Please mail your gift to:
Lycée Français de Chicago
ATTN: Advancement Office
1929 W Wilson
Chicago, IL 60640

Credit card and debit card gifts may be made online.

To donate by bank wire transfer, please contact gratitude@lyceechicago.org for account details.

Some corporations and foundations match charitable contributions made by their employees, directors, former employees and spouses dollar-for-dollar. Check if your company will match your donation and increase your impact!

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Planning giving is a wonderful way to have long term impact on the future of LFC and its students:

• Bequests and Beneficiary Designations under Revocable Trusts, Life Insurance Policies, Commercial Annuities and Retirement Plans: Donors are encouraged to make bequests to LFC under their wills and to name LFC as the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary under trusts, life insurance policies, commercial annuities, and retirement plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs.
• Charitable Remainder Trusts: LFC will accept designation as a remainder beneficiary of charitable remainder trusts.
• Charitable Lead Trusts: LFC will accept designation as an income beneficiary of charitable lead trusts.

Securities held for more than one year are eligible for a charitable tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date it is received. Neither the donor nor the LFC is required to pay capital gains taxes when the stock is sold. Contact gratitude@lyceechicago.org to request Gift Security Procedures.

A DAF is a giving vehicle established at a public charity. It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend grants from the fund over time. Donors can contribute to the fund as frequently as they like, and then recommend grants to their favorite charities whenever it makes sense for them.

How does a donor-advised fund work?

1. You make an irrevocable contribution of personal assets, including cash, stock, real estate
2. You immediately receive the maximum tax deduction that the IRS allows.
3. You name your donor-advised fund account, advisors, and any successors or charitable beneficiaries.
4. Your contribution is placed into a donor-advised fund account where it can be invested and grow tax-free.
5. At any time afterward, you can recommend grants from your account to qualified charities. 

Originally signed into law in 2007, Congress adopted this as a permanent gift option in 2016. The IRA charitable rollover provision provides an attractive gift option. This provision allows donors age 70 1/2 or older to direct their required minimum distribution (RMD) through the PATH Act, to a qualified charity. While it is not a deductible gift, the distribution is excluded from a donor’s income.