Giving
Ways to Give
Ways to Give
Gifts of Cash
Mail your gift to:
Southwestern University
Development Office
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770
Go online to make a credit card gift
www.southwestern.edu/makeagift
Direct cash wire transfer
Gifts in U.S. dollars may be wired directly from your bank to Southwestern University. For more information, please contact Southwestern’s Development Office at 512-863-1211.
Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer
Make your gift to Southwestern without ever writing a check and without the hassle of updating new and expiring credit card information. An automated clearing house transfer (ACH) is a convenient, cost-effective way to support Southwestern. With ACH, your annual contribution is divided into monthly installments, which are automatically deducted from your checking or savings account.
Download the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Instructions and Authorization
Ways to Give
Matching Gifts
Find out if your company or organization will match your gift
Ways to Give
Gifts of Securities
Stock held in custody with a brokerage firm or bank trust department can be transferred directly from the custodian firm or bank to Southwestern’s account at Regions Bank.
Download Securities Transfer Instructions
Ways to Give
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
Southwestern University is a 501(c)3 organization and is a qualified recipient of grants from your donor advised fund (DAF) held at a community organization or financial institution. If you have established a donor advised fund, consider recommending a grant to Southwestern University.
Grants should be mailed to:
Southwestern University
Development Office
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770
Southwestern University is legally registered with the IRS with a tax ID (EIN) of 74-1233796.
You can name Southwestern as a beneficiary of your donor advised fund and ensure that your philanthropy continues. You can update your beneficiary designation by contacting your financial institution (and in some cases, your community organization) and requesting the appropriate paperwork. We encourage you to inform the University of your intentions so we can thank you and discuss how you would like your gift to be put to use in the future.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OUR DONOR ADVISED FUND PAGE
Ways to Give
IRA Charitable Rollover Gifts
Individuals 70½ and older can make a current gift of up to $100,000 from their IRAs without counting it as taxable income. No charitable deduction is taken, but distributions will qualify for all or part of the IRA owner’s required minimum distributions and is a tax-wise way to support Southwestern. Your contribution to Southwestern can be directed towards the annual fund or another area that is particularly meaningful to you. To ensure proper crediting of your gift, contact the Development Office at 512.863.1211.
For more information, please see our charitable IRA giving page
Ways to Give
Bequests and Other Planned Gifts
Naming Southwestern University as a beneficiary in your will or another plan is a simple and lasting way to acknowledge the University’s role in your life.
For more planned giving information, please visit our Planned Giving page
Ways to Give
Create a Permanent Endowment Fund
Endowments provide perpetual support and financial stability for the University to enhance the things that make Southwestern so unique and special. Endowment funds can be established to support scholarships, high-impact experiences for students, faculty research/creative works, faculty positions, academic departments, athletic teams, fine arts initiatives, and several other institutional objectives.
When an endowment reaches its minimum funding level, a portion of the earnings in the fund are made available to support the restrictions outlined in a memorandum of understanding which guides the use of the funds in perpetuity. The spending rate used to calculate the available withdrawal from the endowment is set by the Board of Trustees each year. Earnings above the approved spending rate are rolled back into the endowment as a hedge against inflation.
Search our endowed funds and see the wonderful diversity and depth of student support they provide.