Metropolitan Career Center Office of Development

Giving helps assure Metropolitan Career Center's (MCC) excellence in workforce development training and higher education. MCC's Development Office plans, coordinates, and implements fundraising programs with MCC students, alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations, faculty and staff. Private gifts allow MCC to fund operations, programs, scholarships, renovations and new facilities.

When you give to MCC, you further the cause of education and training for Philadelphians, an element that is vital to our city's future. You join a group of individuals who truly enjoy being part of MCC's family of supporters.

Our Mission

The MCC's Development Office's mission is to assist the Executive Director in identifying and raising the necessary resources to support the academic mission and overall operations of MCC.

Contact Development

Office of Development
100 South Broad Street
Suite 830
Philadelphia, PA 19110

The Development Office is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm weekdays.

Telephone (215) 568-9219
Fax (215) 568-3511

Jennifer E. Jordan
Vice President of Development (267) 322-6968
jjordan@mccworks.org

LaShawne Pryor
Development Manager (215) 568-9219
lpryor@mccworks.org

WAYS TO GIVE

MCC is fortunate to have many loyal and caring friends. People do make a difference. Each year, thousands of individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations support MCC financially through a wide range of contributions.

Fund-raising is vital to MCC's mission. Your gifts support tradition as well as innovation and help keep MCC at the forefront of workforce development and education. The Annual Fund Campaign and additional fund-raising efforts enable MCC to strengthen its programs and greatly enhance the overall operations of our organization.

Securing the funding for new initiatives is essential as MCC moves into the 21st century. Here are just a few ways that different kinds of gifts are working to help MCC excel:

Outright Gifts

The easiest way to give, cash gifts, offers a tax deduction for the full amount of the gift in the year it is made. Pledges may be paid over a period of three to five years. Your company may match your gift to the school with an equivalent gift of its own. Check with your human resources office. Cash gifts may be made via U.S. currency, check, MasterCard or Visa.

Publicly Traded Stocks or Securities

Much like cash, gifts of stock are tax deductible at full fair market value. The donor is not taxed on long-term capital appreciation.

Real Estate
Much like gifts of stock, a gift of real estate is tax deductible at full fair market value. The donor is not taxed on long-term capital appreciation.

Personal Property
Assets related to MCC (books, art works, scientific or historical collections, etc.) generate tax deductions equal to the fair market value of the gift. Gifts of property unrelated to the school's purpose are deductible on the basis of their cost to the donor.

Deferred Gifts

Life Insurance
Life insurance policies allow donors to make significant gifts to Metropolitan Career Center. The policy may name the school either as beneficiary or as owner of the policy.

Bequest by Will
Bequests may be made of entire or partial estates after other inheritance intentions are honored. They allow the donor to avoid estate and inheritance taxes while retaining lifetime use of their assets.

Life Income Gifts

Charitable Gift Annuity
This gift of cash or other assets pays a fixed percentage of its value as lifetime income to the donor. The gift guarantees a fixed annual income, as well as an immediate tax deduction on the gift.

Charitable Remainder Trusts
The trust, funded with cash or other assets, pays a fixed annual income (annuity trust) or annual percentage payout of the value of the trust assets (unitrust). Upon maturity, the trust assets revert to Metropolitan Career Center. A tax deduction is immediate, based on rate of return and projected life expectancy of the beneficiary. The trust is not subject to probate or estate taxes.