Ways to Give

2024 Calendar Year-End Giving

Gifts made online before 11:59 p.m. on 12/31/24 will receive a 2024 tax receipt. All checks must be postmarked by December 31, 2024, to be credited as a charitable gift in the 2024 tax year. Gifts can be received after January 1, 2025, and credited to the 2024 tax year as long as the postmark and the date of the check are both in 2024.

Online

Make your gift online instantly and securely using a credit card by selecting from one of these giving options:

1. One-time gift

2. Recurring Gifts
   Set up a monthly recurring payment schedule in the amount of your choice. This monthly payment can continue indefinitely or you can choose to set a specific end date.

3. Installment Gifts
   Spread your payments out over a specific period of time. For example, do you want to make a $500 gift, but can't pay it all right now? Set up monthly installments of $100/month for 5 months.

Mobile Pay App

Make a gift using mobile pay apps, including, Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay online here. 

Call

1-888-758-4438 to make your pledge or gift to a member of the Annual Giving staff.

Checks

Please make checks payable to:
St. Lawrence University
Office of Annual Giving
23 Romoda Drive
Canton, NY 13617

Charitable Rollover with IRA's QCD

Laurentians who are 70 ½ years of age and older can make an immediate, tax-free gift (up to $105,000 per individual). The qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from an IRA can help meet the donor’s required minimum distribution (RMD) and remains a great way to make tax advantageous contributions to St. Lawrence, especially if you don’t itemize your deductions. These gifts can be directed to the St. Lawrence Fund, an endowed fund, or other University priorities. Learn more or call us for more information.

Appreciated Securities

By donating appreciated stocks, bonds, and mutual funds you avoid paying capital gains tax on the transfer, the University receives full current value of stock, and you can qualify for a charitable income tax deduction. Please notify St. Lawrence before transferring stock for timely acknowledgment. Learn more or call us for more information.

Donor Advised Funds

DAFs are becoming an increasingly popular way to make a charitable gift. DAFs can provide you with immediate tax benefits while making your charitable giving easier. Make an outright gift by suggesting a grant from your DAF to SLU.

Wire Instructions

To make a wire transfer, please email Phil Mitchell at pmitchell@stlawu.edu for more information.

Planned Gifts

An estate gift is way to make a meaningful commitment at no cost which leaves a lasting legacy for future Laurentians. It can be as simple as making a bequest through your will or trust, naming St. Lawrence as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance, or making a tax deductible contribution which provides life income.

For more information on any of the above giving options, call 1-888-758-4438.