How to Give | Loyola Academy

Supporting Loyola 

Loyola Academy offers many convenient and meaningful ways to support our mission. Whether you choose to give online, through a donor-advised fund, with a matching gift, or through other giving opportunities, your generosity helps sustain a transformative Jesuit education rooted in faith, scholarship, service, and leadership.

Every gift supports the formation of young women and men who are called to lead with purpose, compassion, and integrity.

Every gift, of any size, sustains Loyola’s mission and strengthens every part of student life—from academics and faith formation to athletics and the arts.

Thank you for helping us light the way for future Ramblers.


 

Give Online

Making an online gift is the fastest and easiest way to support Loyola’s mission. 

Give Online

  • Make a one-time or recurring gift—or a gift in honor or memory of someone.

  • You can give securely using Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo.

  • Every dollar directly impacts our students and programs.

Give by Mail

Send checks payable to Loyola Academy to:

Loyola Academy

Development Office

1100 Laramie Avenue

Wilmette, IL 60091

Include a note to indicate where you would like to designate your support.

Gifts of Stock & Securities

A gift of long-term appreciated securities may offer greater tax advantages than cash. You can deduct the current fair-market value and avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation—while advancing Loyola’s mission of forming women and men for others.

To make a gift of stock:

Notify Tammy Tsakalios via mail or call 847-920-2435.

Contact your broker with the following transfer instructions:

  • Account # 5000734-001
  • Participant # 2803 U.S. Bank N.A.
  • Loyola Academy Tax ID #: 36-2367981

 

IRA Charitable Rollover

If you are age 70 ½ or older, you can make a tax-free gift to Loyola Academy directly from your IRA—reducing your taxable income while supporting today’s Ramblers.

You may contribute up to $108,000 per year through a qualified charitable distribution (QCD).

Benefits include:

  • Satisfying part or all of your annual required minimum distribution (RMD)
  • Excluding your distribution from federal taxable income
  • Making an immediate impact on Loyola students

 

To make your gift before December 31, ask your IRA custodian to send the distribution directly to:

Loyola Academy

Development Office

1100 Laramie Avenue

Wilmette, IL 60091

Include your name, address, and gift designation to ensure accurate crediting.

Gifts of Property

To explore a gift of property to Loyola Academy, please contact:

Marty Jennings ’98, Director of Advancement

LA Loyal

LA Loyal honors our most steadfast supporters—donors who sustain Loyola through recurring gifts to the Annual Fund.

Your ongoing generosity provides essential, reliable support that keeps Loyola strong every day. 

To adjust or cancel a recurring gift, contact Tammy Tsakalios at 847-920-2435.

Matching Gifts

Many employers match charitable contributions—often doubling or tripling your impact. Check if your company participates and help your gift go even further.

Use our matching gift lookup tool or contact Shelby Walchuk ’05, Director of Annual Giving.

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)

You can recommend a grant to Loyola Academy from your donor-advised fund.

Make checks payable to:

Loyola Academy

Development Office

1100 Laramie Avenue

Wilmette, IL 60091


Loyola Academy Tax ID #: 36-2367981

 

Questions?

Contact Tammy Tsakalios:

Venmo

You can now make a gift through Venmo @LoyolaAcademy.

Include your full name, class year, and gift designation in the note to ensure recognition and proper allocation.


 

Every Gift Matters

Your generosity helps Loyola Academy continue to form young people who find God in all things and lead with love, courage, and faith.

Thank you for being part of our mission.


 

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