St. Edward's University provides many options for giving. No matter how you express your support, you can be sure of this: Your gift — and your vision for it — matters. So do you. Thank you.

For your generous year-end gift to count toward the 2011 tax year, per IRS guidelines it must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31, 2011. See the information below to ensure that your gift is counted in 2011.

Give Online »

Making a gift online is easy, fast and secure — and immediate.

Gifts to St. Edward’s University that are made online by credit card and are received by midnight on Dec. 31, 2011, EST will be processed in this calendar year for tax purposes. Any online gifts received after midnight EST will be credited to 2012.

Gifts Made by Mail

Gifts received by mail and postmarked no later than Dec. 31, 2011, will be credited in this calendar year for tax purposes. Please note that credit card payments received by mail Dec. 23–31 will be charged and credited in 2012.

Create Your Legacy with Gift Planning »

Several giving tools are available for donors who wish to use estate planning to serve their philanthropic interests and gain a larger measure of control over their estate. If you would like to make a planned gift, please call 512-448-8430 and leave a message. A university advancement staff member will return your call within 24 hours.

Download the 2011 Gift Annuity Rates (PDF) »

Give a Gift of Securities

Transfer stocks or other personal assets to St. Edward's by electronic transfer, mail or hand delivery. If you would like to make a gift of stock, additional information is available online. Or call 512-448-8430 and leave a message. A university advancement staff member will return your call within 24 hours. For stock transfers to be credited in 2011, the transfer must be initiated before the end of business on Dec. 29, 2011.

Learn more about making a gift of stock (PDF) »

Download information on giving securities and other personal assets (PDF) »

Tax-Free IRA Distributions

The tax law signed by President Obama on December 17, 2010, extended the charitable IRA rollover incentive made available in 2006 as part of the Pension Protection Act to extend through December 31, 2011. Under the law, donors more than 70-and-a-half-years old can make tax-free charitable gifts of up to $100,000 from their IRAs in 2011. The gift counts against the donor’s required minimum distribution (RMD). The opportunity to give through your IRA ends when the law expires Dec. 31, 2011. 

Example: Jack has $500,000 in an IRAand would like to contribute $25,000 to St. Edward’s University in 2011. Upon hearing of the recently renewed Charitable IRARollover opportunity, Jack directs the custodian of his IRAto transfer this amount not later than December 31, 2011, directly to St. Edward’s as his 2011 gift. He will not be subject to tax on the $25,000 distributed to St. Edward’s. (But neither will Jack deduct this amount because he won’t include it in his taxable income in the first place.)

Giving from an IRA rather than other assets may be especially appropriate if:

• you use the standard deduction rather than itemizing your deductions, OR
• you don’t need all of the minimum distribution you’re required to take from your IRA, OR
• you plan to leave money to charity from you IRA at death anyway, OR
• you would not be able to deduct all of your charitable contributions because of deduction limitations.

Get more details on making your tax-free charitable gift.

Download the 2011 IRA Rollover Fact Sheet (PDF) »

Talk with your financial advisor to see if such a gift would benefit you. Call 512-448-8430 if you would like to make such a gift to St. Edward’s, and a university advancement staff member will return your call within 24 hours.

Double Your Gift through Employer Matching »

Will your employer match your gift to St. Edward's? Contact your employer's HR department for a matching gift form to return to St. Edward's.

Give in Installments

Divide your gift into convenient monthly, quarterly or semiannual payments by credit or debit card.

Give By Mail or Phone

St. Edward's University
P.O. Box 844221
Dallas, Texas 75284-4221
800-964-7833