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HOW TO DONATE 

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  • Employer Match: Check if your employer provides corporate matching to your donations here. Most U.S. corporations match their employees’ charitable donations, increasing the donation amount at no additional cost to the employee. You can usually find information on your company’s intranet about the process to submit donations for corporate match.
     

  • Send a Check: payable to “Turkish Educational Foundation” at P.O. Box 391165, Mountain View, CA 94039.
     

  • Donate Stock: Make a larger impact by donating long-term appreciated stock, bonds, and mutual funds. Compared with donating cash or selling your appreciated securities and contributing the after-tax proceeds, you may potentially increase your gift donation and tax advantages.

    • Account Name: Turkish Educational Foundation (available on many Donor Advised Funds)

    • Brokerage Institution: Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.

    • Brokerage Account Number: 8954-3623

    • Brokerage DTC Number: 0164

    • Contact Name: Kutay Ustuner
       

  • Donate through Bank Transfer:

    • Bank: Wells Fargo

    • Account: Turkish Educational Foundation

    • Account number: 7168254477

    • Routing numbers

      • ​Direct deposits: 121042882

      • Domestic wire transfers: 121000248

      • International wire transfers: WFBIUS6S​
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  • If interested in endowing scholarships or have other questions, please contact turkisheducationalfoundation@gmail.com.​​​​
     

nO GIFT IS TOO SMALL.

 

 Give as much as you are able. TEF students appreciate your generosity as much as your intention.  

scholarship amounts

TEF provides 10-month scholarships. On average, a gift of $350 supports one low- income student for one year. In the 2024-2025 school year, we supported a total of 1,467 students across Turkey.

dONOR LEVELS

TEF donors are  recognized at the following levels:​

  • Hope (Umut): up to $350 

  • One Candle (Bir Mum): $350

  • New Moon (Yeni Ay): $1,200

  • Half Moon (Yarım Ay): $6,000

  • Full Moon (Dolunay): $12,000

  • Sun (GüneÅŸ) $30,000

ENDOWMENT OPTIONS

With gifts over $5000, you can endow scholarships in the honor or memory of your loved ones under the mutually agreed endowment terms.

WHEN YOU DONATE TO TEF

  • You support a low-income student from 5th through 12th grade. You may choose to support them only for 1 year; TEF ensures 7 years of support. We have also started to support university students starting with the 2023/2024 school year.

  • You endow students in Turkey with academic knowledge, personal growth, and professional opportunities. 

  • You empower girls, break the cycle of poverty, and contribute to each individual's universal right to education.

  • 100% of your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent of the U.S. law; TEF is a 501(c)(3) organization registered with the IRS.

  • TEF provides 10-month scholarships. On average, a gift of $350 supports one low- income student for one year. In the 2024/2025 school year, we supported a total of 1,467 students across Turkey. 

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