Welcome to the Fayetteville Christian School Office of Development web pages! I am delighted you have stopped by for a visit—and excited to know of your interest in development at Fayetteville Christian. Kingdom Education is indeed a noble calling, and at Fayetteville Christian School we are committed to fulfilling the call to lead children to Christ, build them up in Him, and equip them to serve. In a very short period of time, Fayetteville Christian is experiencing a tremendous blessing from the hand of God. We are humbled by His blessings, and we desire to honor Him as we serve others.

This site is designed to assist you in the process of understanding the mission of our Office. We exist to promote Total Stewardship by providing channels of opportunity for the effective and efficient investment of God’s resources for the advancement of Kingdom Education. As you explore the pages which follow, I hope you will hear our heartbeat for honoring Him as we serve you.

In Him,
Perry Melton
Director of Development for FCS


How to Give
Fayetteville Christian School is grateful to its Parents, Alumni, Grandparents, Friends, Corporations, and Foundations for their generous and faithful support. The ongoing support from generous givers continues to enable the school to be true to its mission. For this reason, we thank every donor for every gift given!

Gifts of Cash
Gifts of cash, including checks, may be deducted up to 50% of your adjusted gross income in a given year. Cash gifts are transferred on the date they are hand-delivered or mailed to the School.

Gifts of Property
A gift of real estate to Fayetteville Christian School provides a charitable deduction for the full market value of the gift-up to 30% of your adjusted gross income-if you have had it for more than one year. You are not liable for capital gains on the appreciated value of the property, except in those few cases where the alternative minimum tax is applied.

Donations of artwork, computers, books, equipment, and furniture can provide helpful additions to Fayetteville Christian School. Before making a gift of tangible personal property, however, please consult the School to confirm that your gift can be used as you wish, while also meeting Fayetteville Christian School’s needs.

Gifts of tangible personal property entitle you to a deduction of the property’s full fair market value-up to 30% of your adjusted gross income-as long as the object is related to the Academy’s educational purpose and you have held it for more than one year.

Gift of Securities
Giving stocks and bonds that have increased in value (and that you have owned for more than one year) provides even greater tax benefits than giving cash. Not only is the market value of the securities deductible (subject to applicable limitations), but you also avoid paying the capital gains tax on the appreciation.

The easiest way to transfer securities is to have your broker contact our Development Office at (910) 483-3905. The School will communicate its wishes to sell immediately all stocks or bonds, which are transferred into the School’s name. The broker then sends the proceeds from the sale directly Fayetteville Christian. A gift of securities is considered complete when the shares are received in the School’s account.

Another way to transfer securities is to send the actual certificates to the School by registered mail, and under separate cover, a signed stock power with your signature guaranteed. A gift made this way is considered complete as of the postmarked date of mailing.

Securities that have decreased in market value still make a beneficial gift to Fayetteville Christian School. First sell the securities then give the School the cash proceeds. You can deduct your capital loss to offset capital gains realized in the year the gift is made.

The Office of Development would be pleased to discuss your interest in giving a gift. You may contact Perry Melton 910-483-3905. The Office of Development also has a consultant specialist that can assist you if questions come up that we can’t answer and private meeting can be arranged.

NASCAR TICKET PROJECT
A generous benefactor, Honorable Ralph King Anderson III wanted to help in our project and has donated some artifacts of southern sports heritage for us to market in an effort to raise funds to build the new school. We have in our possession some sets of tickets for the three inaugural races held at Darlington International Raceway in 1950. The sets include the original unused tickets for the first 500 mile stock car race on the first paved track held on Labor Day, the first and only AMA motorcycle race on November 11th, and the first Indy Car race on December 9th. The sets are encased in custom display boxes with a photo of the original sign promoting the Labor Day race and a letter of authenticity.

We recently donated a set to the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Curator, Ellen Hughes, was thrilled to receive what she called valuable memorabilia from a sport that went from southern heritage to widespread national prominence.

We have asked NASCAR drivers, owners and sponsors to consider owning these special pieces of racing history and to help us prepare morally upright citizens with a first-class educational facility. We are making these sequentially numbered sets available to any NASCAR team or sponsor that is interested in purchasing them before making a limited number available to the general public. We have reserved the serial number kits that match each team’s number for their organization if they contact us.