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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is sincerely grateful for the generous support of our donors. Your assistance and support will help fulfill our mission of providing programming and resources to the entire community by using the history and lessons of Television to help guide those who will be responsible for the future of the Telecommunications Industry.

There are a number of ways to make a contribution:

Credit Card or PayPal
Make a donation by going in our secure online site. Please click here to make a donation online.

Cash
For income tax purposes, your gift or pledge payments are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Gifts or pledge payments may be made by cash, check, or credit card.

Pledges
Pledges may be made to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation in support of current fund raising campaigns. Pledges traditionally extend over a two to three year period. Using a pledge form, you may specify the length of the pledge period, the frequency of payments and the method of payment. Pledge payments may be paid by cash, check, credit card or via appreciated securities.

Appreciated Securities
You may achieve significant tax savings by making a gift or pledge payment of stocks or other capital assets that have appreciated in value.

Matching Gifts
Many corporations will match employee donations. Matching gifts may double or triple the amount of your gift. Check with your company’s human resources or community affairs office for more details.

Planned Giving
Donors may wish to consider giving through such vehicles as life insurance, bequests, testamentary gifts or charitable trusts. Planned giving can be a way of reducing or avoiding estate and inheritance taxes. We encourage you to speak with your financial planner when considering any type of planned giving.

Gifts-In-Kind
We are pleased to receive gifts of certain goods or services, which may provide a budgetary savings to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation or fulfill a particular programmatic need. Since the Academy does not assign a monetary value to gifts-in-kind, we recommend that you consult your tax advisor to explore the tax benefits specific to your gift.

Tributes
Contributions can be given in honor or memory of individuals. Tribute gifts can be given to honor special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings, or can be given to honor the memory of a loved one or friend.

All contributions to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation are tax deductible.

"To Educate, Inspire and Preserve"
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation utilizes the resources and membership of the Television Academy to develop and sponsor educational and archival programs addressing a variety of issues including career guidance, student achievement, personal skill development, diversity, and the documentation of television’s evolution. The Foundation is a non-profit organization with the primary focus to use the history, artistry and resources of television to preserve our past for posterity and to guide those who will be our future.

One of the many goals of the Foundation is to generate philanthropic support from the community to help ensure that the programs and activities of the Foundation will be adequately funded. Current programs supported through the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation include:

Archive of American Television
S.T.A.R.T. Communications
Educational Programs & Services
The Student Internship Program
The College Television Awards
College Faculty Seminar
Visiting Artist Program
The Tribute Program
The ATAS/UCLA Collection of Historic Television
The Academy of Television Arst & Sciences Foundation Library at USC

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is sincerely grateful for the generous support of our donors. Your assistance and support will help fulfill our mission by providing programs and resources to the entire community.

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$1 to $2,499

For further information, please contact:
Executive Offices
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
5220 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: (818)754-2800
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