Summit Free Public Library Foundation

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