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Davidson Institute Donation Options

Please select from one of the options below to make your donation via PayPal. Please email us if you'd like to be featured on our Recognized Donors page.

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Davidson Young Scholars - Financial Assistance Fund

100% of your contribution will provide need-based financial assistance to qualified profoundly gifted students for educational and talent development opportunities that they may not have access to otherwise. The Young Scholars Program provides free services to profoundly gifted young people, helping them draw upon their unique skills, talents and interests to maximize their educational potential and make a difference in the lives of others.

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Davidson Fellows - Scholarship Fund

100% of your contribution will go directly to help fund Fellows scholarships, which are $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000 awards to high-achieving young people across the country for extraordinary work in science, technology, mathematics, music, literature, philosophy, or an "outside the box" submission.

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Davidson Academy - Educational Opportunities

100% of your donation will be used to support educational opportunities for Davidson Academy students, such as the costs of University of Nevada courses (i.e.: tuition, lab fees, textbooks), guest speakers, seminars (i.e.: careers, life skills, teen issues), field trips, etc. The Davidson Academy is the first free public school of its kind in the nation serving profoundly gifted students and offers advanced educational opportunities to optimally challenge them academically.

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Davidson Academy Online - Educational Opportunities

100% of your donation will be used to support educational opportunities for Davidson Academy Online students, such as guest speakers, seminars (i.e.: careers, life skills, teen issues), competitions, student events, etc. Davidson Academy Online is a dynamic, flexible option for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the United States and Canada. Students at our accredited, robust online community are grouped by ability, not age.

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Unrestricted Contribution

Unrestricted contributions will directly impact profoundly gifted students participating in the Davidson Institute programs. For more information about our services, please view all of our programs.

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Thank you for considering a donation to the Davidson Institute.

We serve profoundly gifted young people 18 and under. Profoundly gifted students are those who score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ and achievement tests. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.

Please use the donate buttons below to select a secure method of online payment through PayPal, which allows donations by debit or credit card.

Or, if you would prefer to mail a check, please make the check payable to "Davidson Institute for Talent Development", print this mail-in form and send completed form with check to:

Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Attn: Accounting Dept.
9665 Gateway Drive; Suite B
Reno, NV 89521

Donor Recognition

Please email us if you'd like to be featured on our Recognized Donors page.

The following disclosure is provided pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 598.1305:
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is a Nevada non-profit corporation which is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt public charity. We are dedicated to supporting the intellectual and social development of profoundly gifted students age 18 and under through a variety of programs. Contributions are tax deductible.

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