Ways to give

To give online with your credit card, follow the instructions on this giving form. You can make a single payment or distribute your gift in equal installments over a specified period of months. You can also set up a convenient recurring gift; the University will charge your credit card the amount you specify each month until you tell us to stop.

To pay by mail with a check:

1. Make your check payable to Trustees of Boston University.
2. On the check’s memo line or in an attached note, specify how you would like to designate your gift. If you do not include a designation, your gift will be used for the general teaching, research, and public service initiatives of Boston University.
3. Mail your gift to:
   Boston University
   Gift Processing
   c/o JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   PO Box 22605
   New York, NY 10087-2605

• Checks coming from outside the United States should be sent instead to:
  Colleen Hanrahan
  Assistant Director, Gifts & Records
  Boston University Development & Alumni Relations
  595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 700
  West Entrance
  Boston, MA 02215
• If you need an item to be delivered overnight please use this address (this is only for overnight deliveries):
  JPMorgan Chase—Lockbox Processing
  Attn: BOSTON UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT & 22605
  4 Chase Metrotech Center
  7th floor East
  Brooklyn, NY 11245

To make a gift of stocks, please inform Boston University of the company stock/mutual fund you intend to transfer and/or the approximate value of your gift and your stockbroker’s name and telephone number, as well as the gift designation. You can contact the gift officer who works with you or:

Colleen Hanrahan
Assistant Director, Gifts & Records
595 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 700
West Entrance
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-358-0332
Email

If the securities are held as physical certificates in your name, or if you have any additional questions, please contact Colleen Hanrahan.

Transferring stocks
Gifts of securities can be transferred to the Boston University account by providing the following transfer instructions to your broker exactly as follows:
The Northern Trust Company
DTC clearing #2669 for further credit to: account #26-46112
Account Name: Trustees of Boston University
Boston University EIN: 04-2103547
Gift date is the date of receipt in Boston University’s account. Please notify us as soon as the transfer is initiated.

Transferring mutual funds
To give mutual funds, provide these transfer instructions to your broker:
State Street Brokerage Services, Inc.
DTC clearing #0226 National Financial Services (NFS) for further credit to: account #AB2 864366
Account Name: Trustees of Boston University
Boston University EIN: 04-2103547
Gift date is the date of receipt in Boston University’s account.

Most mutual funds can be transferred directly to our State Street broker. Your broker should reach out to the Specialized Trading Team at State Street Brokerage to assist with the transfer of mutual funds:
Email: specializedtrading@statestreet.com
Phone: 800-715-0485

We strongly encourage you to request prompt transaction confirmation from your broker.

For wire transfer information, please contact our Gifts & Records team. You can reach out to Colleen Hanrahan, Assistant Director, Gifts & Records, at 617-358-0332 or by email.

You can double—or even triple!—your gift without paying a penny more. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, search the employer’s name in the form below.

If you don’t see your employer on the list, please check with your company to see if it offers a program that will match your gift to Boston University.

You may mail your completed matching gift form to:
Boston University Gifts & Records
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 700
West Entrance
Boston, MA 02215

If you need BU’s EIN (Employer Identification Number) to complete the form, it is 04-2103547.

Most organizations require Boston University to verify your gift in order to make the match. To ensure a seamless transaction, please provide your organization with the address matching@bu.edu when you submit your match request.

Questions or concerns? Please contact us at the address above, by phone at 617-358-5265, or by email at matching@bu.edu.

To have gift payments or a recurring gift deducted from your Boston University paycheck, fill out this form and return it to BU Development & Alumni Relations.

Planned gifts have an enormous and lasting impact on Boston University, creating a legacy for BU students that lasts for generations. Planned gifts also form part of an overall financial plan that can provide you with significant benefits. For example, planned gifts can help you maintain control of your assets during your lifetime, take advantage of a number of tax benefits, leave a legacy at Boston University, and possibly even provide income to yourself or others during your or their lifetime. Unlike gifts of cash, planned gifts typically come from assets in your estate, rather than disposable income. Explore planned giving here.

You can donate items of tangible personal property (including art, collectibles, books, equipment), and other personal assets or materials of value, and Boston University welcomes many such gifts in kind. Your development officer can provide information on IRS appraisal requirements of donated in-kind gifts. In-kind gifts should first be approved by the relevant dean, department chair, or director.

If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit Boston University and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $105,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours without having to pay income taxes on the money.

This law no longer has an expiration date, so you are free to make annual gifts to our organization this year and well into the future. Learn more on BU’s Planned Giving site.

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a mechanism that simplifies the administrative burden of fulfilling your philanthropic objectives. DAFs offer the favorable tax benefits of giving directly to charities with added flexibility around the timing of gifts.

If you have a DAF with BNY Mellon, Fidelity Charitable, or Schwab Charitable, DAF Direct enables you to recommend grants to Boston University directly from your fund, and you can use the box on the left to designate them for any use, such as your school or college.

The Foundation Relations team connects BU faculty and staff with grantmakers and charitable organizations—both private philanthropic foundations and nongovernmental organizations—that have a likely interest in supporting their work. Learn how you can help, and read more about what we do.

Boston University’s tax ID number, or EIN, is 04-2103547.