Summit Free Public Library Foundation

Summit Free Public Library (SFPL) is the cornerstone of an informed, engaged, and successful Summit. When you invest in SFPL, you give everyone a place to inform, enrich, and inspire.

WHO WE ARE

We are your friends, neighbors, and co-workers, all dedicated to the idea that a stellar library is the cornerstone to a thriving community. Established in 2013, the SFPL Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to make sure the Summit Free Public Library has what it needs to fulfill theirs – to inform, to enrich, and to inspire our diverse community.

WHAT WE FUND

Technology and facility enhancements that go above and beyond the scope of government provided funds – the extra support that takes our Library from good to great!

HELP SFPL GROW AND THRIVE

Donate to the Foundation in many different ways:

• A gift of cash, securities, or property for immediate use
• Enrollment in an employer matching gift program
• A bequest in your will or living trust to guarantee future support
• Beneficiary designations of life insurance or retirement plan proceeds
• Gifts with retained income for yourself or others

TAX BENEFITS

A gift to the Foundation can provide substantial tax savings for the donor:

• In income taxes by gifts of cash, securities, or property made during the fiscal year
• In inheritance and gift taxes by bequests, trust, or living trusts
• In capital gains taxes when gifts of appreciated securities or other property are mad