Registration Fee:

Registration fee is $35 per member family, due with your registration forms.

G.I.F.T. Fees:

• Each family registering will be assesed a $6 a month fee to cover the basic costs of operating G.I.F.T.
• Each child enrolled in a class will be assessed an additional $2.50 a month fee.  
• Examples:
  • If you are a family with 1 child enrolled in classes, your monthly G.I.F.T. fee will be $8.50 ($6 per family and $2.50 for each child enrolled).
  • If you are a family with 2 children enrolled in classes your monthly G.I.F.T. fee will be $11.00 ($6 per family and $5.00 for 2 children enrolled).
• Families are required to reimburse G.I.F.T. for any bank fees incured as a direct result of a returned check.
• If a check is returned for two consecutive months, a cashier's check will be required for the next three monthly payments.
• No cash payments are accepted.

Class Fees:

• Monthly fees for each class will be paid on the first of the month.  If a family chooses to drop the class, they will forfeit that month's remaining tuition.
• There is a $10 late fee (to be made payable to G.I.F.T.).
• Each month there will be a family envelope.  A bill will be included so that each family will know how much to write their monthly checks for.  Since the monthly fees will not change from month to month, unless there is a change in classes, the bill will remain in the envelope.  Each month, the same envelope and group class bill will be placed out for the families to use for payment.  Private lesson bills will be reused, with adjustments for teacher absences noted on the bill.
• We will send reminder emails out the day payment is due.  If you are unable to attend, please reply to the email to make arrangements for making your payments.
• GIFT accepts payments made through automatic bill pay.  Please make each check payable directly to the teacher, but use the GIFT mailing address (PO Box 1055, Elgin, IL 60121).  Please allow up to 10 days for processing.  Checks not received by the first Tuesday of the month will be assessed the $10 late fee.

Late Tuition Payment

• A late fee of $10 per month per family is assessed on any payment that is not left in the payment box on the payment day by 2 p.m. or mailed to the G.I.F.T. P.O. Box no later than Friday of the same week.

Scholarship Policy

• The application is posted on the website.
• Amounts paid to the member will be paid out equally over nine months conditional on attendance.
• Monies will be disbursed on the first class day of the month.
• Volunteering within G.I.F.T. is required to receive scholarship monies.
• Scholarships may be gifted throughout the year based on needs at the discretion of the board.
• G.I.F.T. is not able to pay teachers on behalf of a member.