Development Office: Ways to Give
Thank you for considering a gift to Rutgers. Described below are a number of options for supporting the Campaign. Because the Rutgers University Foundation is a nonprofit organization, most gifts qualify for federal, and often, state, income tax charitable deduction benefits.
Outright Gifts: Outright gifts of cash, securities, real estate, and personal property provide much-needed financial assistance and have an immediate impact on schools and programs in supporting a variety of needs.
Gift Pledge: A pledge is a formal statement of intention to make a gift. It may be followed by an immediate gift or may confirm your intention to make a future gift. Many donors complete a gift pledge by making regular payments over a period of time, usually five years.Unrestricted Gifts: When you do not restrict the use of your gift, you give the university flexibility. These gifts help meet changing or urgent needs such as library and technology acquisitions or research initiatives.
Gifts of Endowment: An endowment is maintained in perpetuity, with a portion of the annual investment return used for purposes specified by the donor, and the rest of the investment yield returned to the principal.
Appreciated and Closely Held Securities: A gift of long-term appreciated marketable securities helps you save taxes twice by providing an income tax charitable deduction and a capital gains tax savings. A gift of closely held securities may allow the donor to enjoy tax savings and the potential to increase income from the donated stock.
Matching Gifts: Many corporations match or multiply their employees’ gifts to the university, up to a set amount. Before you make a gift, you should ask whether your employer participates in such a program.
Gifts of Real Estate: When you give a gift of real estate property, you may claim an income tax charitable deduction based on the full market value of the gift, avoid capital gains taxes, and eliminate certain costs associated with the transfer of real property.
Gifts with Retained Interest: Certain gifts of real estate allow you to hold an interest in the land for your lifetime or for a specified term of years. After that time, it becomes available to the university.
Gift-in-Kind: The university received a wide variety of personal possessions, such as rare books and manuscripts, works of art, and equipment.
Planned Gifts: Planned gifts have specific tax advantages and can include lifetime income to a donor's beneficiary. Advantages include income and capital gains tax savings, increased income, and possible estate tax savings.
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Gifts to Rutgers, or any Rutgers school, college, center, or institute, may be made payable to “Rutgers University Foundation,” a nonprofit corporation that accepts and administers private support for Rutgers. As with all financial considerations, we encourage you to discuss potential tax advantages and other aspects of charitable giving with your attorney, tax adviser, or financial consultant.
To send gifts:
Arts and Sciences Development Office
411 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
