Your Impact
As a tuition-free school serving families with limited resources, philanthropic support is critical to empowering our girls and their futures.
Ways of Giving
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Checks may be made payable to Mother Caroline Academy and mailed to us at 515 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02121, attention Noel Pardo.
PLEASE NOTE: As of May 2026, we are experiencing major delays with our USPS services. We encourage folks to consider using ACH, our online giving page, or contacting the Advancement team, to ensure that your gift makes it to us in a timely manner for the time being. -
To send a gift via ACH or other electronic transfer directly to Mother Caroline Academy, please contact Director of Advancement, Noel Pardo, at npardo@mcaec.org.
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You may recommend that a gift be made to Mother Caroline Academy through your donor advised fund. In addition to the instructions for sending your gift via check or ACH/electronic transfer, please also provide this information to your DAF institution:
Mother Caroline EIN is 04-3163180
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Item description
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A gift of appreciated securities provides benefits like an immediate charitable deduction for the full market value of the stock and avoidance of capital gains taxes that would normally be due upon sale.
Call your broker with instructions to transfer your security to the Fund’s account on (name a specific date). Your broker will need the following information to make the transfer:
MCA Broker name: Kevin Collins, CFP
Account name: Mother Caroline Academy and Education CenterAccount # 625-882577-722DTC: 0015
2. Contact Noel Pardo, npardo@mcaec.org, to alert the school to the transfer, including the name of security, number of shares, and date of transfer. MCA will confirm the transaction with our broker and then send you a letter documenting the transfer and mean value of the security on the day it is received in our account. Your broker should send you a confirmation as well, but the letter from MCA will suffice for your tax records.
Please note: MCA cannot accept stock certificates or bonds directly. For those whose securities are not held in street name, please deliver the securities to your broker and then proceed as above.
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Individuals can make their gift in honor or in memory of a loved one by specifying their tribute in the comments of their gift. The development team will notify your honoree of the tribute, if applicable.
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Planned gifts include bequests through your will or living trust, retirement plan or life insurance policy beneficiary designations, charitable trusts and charitable gift annuities. For more information on making a planned gift, please contact Director of Advancement, Noel Pardo, npardo@mcaec.org.
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Many employers will match your gift to Mother Caroline Academy. By completing a matching gift form through your company, you may be able to double, or even triple, the impact of your gift. For more information about matching gifts, please contact Director of Advancement, Noel Pardo, npardo@mcaec.org.
“Many of you don’t know us personally, but you believed in our potential. Because of your generosity, we’ve had access to opportunities that have changed our lives — opportunities that we don’t take for granted. Thank you for investing in our dreams and our futures.
— Anne-Sagine, ‘26, The Rivers School, ‘30