Giving Opportunities

Why Give?

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Any gift—in any amount—can make an important difference to our students, our academic and research programs, our faculty, and the work we do in the Greater Boston community.

One way to help is with a one-time or recurring donation to the Boston University Metropolitan College Fund, which provides general support at the discretion of the Dean of Metropolitan College.

Support Our Students

Each year, Metropolitan College awards scholarships to deserving MET students who might not be able to finish their studies otherwise. Please consider supporting the Metropolitan College Alumni Scholarship Fund. The first program of its kind, founded in 1989, this award provides financial aid to part-time students pursuing a degree at BU’s Metropolitan College.

Support Our Faculty

The Metropolitan College Academic Program Development & Innovation Fund provides support for curricular innovation and academic program development at Metropolitan College, such as faculty grants for course development research and supplemental technology needs.

Enhance the Reputation of Your Alma Mater

Alumni giving is a key factor in national and global college rankings. Your gift helps ensure that you, Boston University, and Metropolitan College all continue to receive the recognition we deserve.

Pay It Forward

If you had a great experience at BU, what better way to show it than to make the MET opportunity available to others? Your gift helps make it happen.

It’s easy to give

• Give online.
• Give by phone. Call Boston University Gifts & Records at 617-358-5265.
• Mail your gift. Make your check out to Boston University, specify your choice of designated fund (i.e. Metropolitan College) on the memo line, and send it to:
  • Boston University
    Gift Processing
    c/o JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    PO Box 22605
    New York, NY 10087-2605

Make a Planned Gift

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 on BU’s Qualified Charitable Distribution webpage.

You may also donate securities, through planned giving or estate planning, or in the form of an in-kind gift. For more information, see the Ways to Give page on BU’s Alumni & Friends website.

Consider the Tax Benefits

• Gifts to Metropolitan College are tax deductible. Boston University, under IRS law, qualifies as a charitable and tax-exempt organization. If an individual makes a charitable gift to Boston University, that gift enables the donor to take an income tax deduction. You will receive a receipt for all donations, which you should keep as a record for tax purposes.
• A gift of cash can be deducted against up to 50 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income. Any excess can be deducted against up to five successive tax years.
• A gift of appreciated assets can be deducted against up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income. Any excess can be deducted against up to five successive tax years.

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