Why Give?
Everything we do at Tessellations is guided by one simple purpose ā to create a learning environment that allows gifted children to thrive and realize their full potential through curiosity, inquiry, and engagement in an emotionally safe environment.
Your gift is an investment in our amazing students, teachers, and academic programs. Thank you!
Learn more about the Tessie Fund in our FAQs below.
Our Tessie Fund Supports:
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Tessie Fund FAQs
The Tessie Annual Fund is our primary annual fundraising initiative, designed to bridge the gap between tuition revenue and the school’s operating expenses. While tuition covers a significant portion of our budget, the Tessie Annual Fund provides the essential resources needed to maintain and enhance our exceptional educational programs. Annual Fund dollars are spent the fiscal year in which they are received, so they make an immediate impact on the school.
Contributions to the Tessie Annual Fund directly support various aspects of the school, including educational programs, technology enhancements, campus improvements, nature campus, and professional development for faculty. This fund ensures that we can offer a comprehensive and enriching experience to all our students.
The Tessie Annual Fund is crucial because it provides essential resources that tuition alone does not cover. Without the support from this fund, we would be unable to fully offer our extraordinary programs and maintain the high standards of education that define our institution.
High participation rates in the Tessie Annual Fund reflect our community’s commitment to our mission and vision. Broad support from families, alumni, and friends not only demonstrates unity but also enhances our ability to secure additional funding from external sources.
The Tessie Annual Fund 2024-2025 campaign has a goal of achieving 100% participation by the end of April.
We encourage contributions at all levels, understanding that each family’s capacity to give is unique. Every gift, regardless of size, makes a significant impact and is deeply appreciated.
Commitments to the Tessie Annual Fund can be made at any time during the campaign period. Donations can be submitted by going to How to Give
For more information, please contact our Tessie Annual Fund coordinator atĀ viji.thyagarajan@tessellations.school. Our team is available to answer any questions and provide additional details about the Tessie Annual Fund.
How to Give?ā
Below are the giving instructions for a variety of methods. No matter what method you use, thank you for your support!
If you work at a company that engages in corporate matching for employee donations, then please use a matching method whenever possible. Note that you may be able to get your gift matched even if you donate via non-cash methods (e.g., in-kind, or stock).
Please mail (or delivery manually) the check to:
Tessellations
1170 Yorkshire Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
Please write the childās (or childrenās) name/s in the memo field of the check if you are a family member.
For grants from donor-advised funds (DAF), please use the following instructions:
āTessellationsā and Federal Tax ID 85-2595677.
Please send your electronic payment to:
Account: Tessellations
Account Number: 80008862379
Type of Account: Checking
Bank: JPMorgan Chase
ABA/Routing Number: 322271627
Special Instructions: Please include childās/childrenās name/s if you are a family member.
Note that in some systems, a different address pops up. As long as the routing number and account numbers are correct, it will go through successfully.
Please send your electronic payment to:
Account: Tessellations
Account Number: 80008862379
Type of Account: Checking
Bank: JPMorgan Chase
Address: 270 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
ABA/Routing Number: 021000021
SWIFT Code: CHASUS33
Special Instructions: Please include childās/childrenās name/s if you are a family member.
Note that in some systems, a different address pops up. As long as the routing number and account numbers are correct, it will go through successfully.
On your companyās donation website, you should be able to use a system called Benevity to make and track your donations. When you are within the Benevity portal, you should be able to find Tessellations. By making your donation in the portal, you are informing your company of the donation and they should then match your donation.
Note that companies have a wide variety of policies and you should do some research to make sure that your donation will be matched properly. Most companies have a matching limit per year. Most companies do a 100% match up to the matching limit, but some do more than that. Sometimes it is even possible to double a match by utilizing multiple employers.
If you cannot find Tessellations in your company donation site, you may need to set it up in your company matching donor list. Please contact Nayan (nayantarakulkarni@gmail.com) for assistance ā she is our local expert.
If that still doesnāt work, then please notify us immediately so that we can try to solve the problem on our side.
For this type of gift, you either need to purchase the materials yourself and have them shipped to us or simply give us the materials. We will then write you a receipt for your gift.
Note: Many companies will match your in-kind donations. Please check on this since it is basically free money for Tessellations and makes your gift matter even more!
The exact process for doing this will depend on your online brokerage. You will likely need some subset of the following information:
Stock: Ticker symbol of the stock that you are donating
Number of shares: The number of shares that you are donating
DTC# (or Deposit Trust Company): 0725
Code: 40
Financial Institution: Raymond James & Associates Delivery Instructions
Non-Physical Deliveries
DTC Securities
DTC #0725
FAO: Tessellations ; 458K3110
Federal Book Entry
BK OF NYC/RAYMONDJAMES
ABA #021000018
FAO: Tessellations ; 458K3110
Euroclear (Bond) Issues
Raymond James Euroclear #99134
FAO: Tessellations ; 458K3110
For Foreign Equities
Please contact International
Clearance at 727-567-3490
Donors may also need to submit a physical form, depending on their brokerage.
If you notice that the stock has not left your account, then please simply follow up with your brokerage. In our trial of this method, it sometimes needed some extra prodding by the donor.
It is especially important toĀ notify our Treasurer via email to treasurer@tessellations.schoolĀ after you make a stock donation so that we can be sure to track it accordingly.
Note: Many companies will match your stock donations. Please check on this since it is basically free money for Tessellations and makes your gift matter even more!
We have several families that have chosen this method and weāre happy to help out to make it happen. PleaseĀ contact our Treasurer via email to treasurer@tessellations.school directly.
Thank You!
No matter which method you choose, please notifyĀ treasurer@tessellations.schoolĀ when you have made a donation so that we can make sure that it arrives safely.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!