Ways to Give

Annual Fund

Georgetown University Annual Funds provide critical funding for the university's most pressing needs. During fiscal year 2009, the Annual Fund raised more than $25.5 million from approximately 29,000 alumni, parents, and friends. This funding is already supporting all areas of the university, including undergraduate scholarships, Medical School, Law Center, Georgetown athletics, and Lauinger Library. Annual contributions are the most direct way you can support Georgetown's tradition of academic excellence. By making a gift every year to the area of the university that matters most to you, you are solidifying your commitment to Georgetown's future.

There are many options toward which your annual gift can be directed to meet your needs and interests.

• Reunion Gifts: Reunion events are perfect opportunities for alumni to reconnect with classmates and band together to support their alma mater. Special awards are presented to those classes whose annual gift and participation surpasses their fellow alum's. Designate your donation as a part of your class's reunion gift.
• Gift Pledges: Georgetown University welcomes your gift through a pledge - a formal statement of intention to make a gift to the university. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.
• Matching Gifts: Matching gifts are one of the easiest ways to maximize your contribution to Georgetown University. These gifts are employer-donated contributions that match the contributions made by employees, sometimes on a one-to-one, two-to-one, or even three-to-one basis. To find out if your employer matches charitable gifts, use our employer gift matching search engine. You also can visit your human resources department to inquire about their procedures.

Current-Use Gifts

When you make a current-use gift to Georgetown University, your contribution can be put to work immediately - either providing funding for current programs or creating a reliable source of future income by expanding the university's endowment. A current-use gift may be composed of almost any asset of value.

• Cash Gifts - the simplest and easiest gift you can make - can be made through credit card transactions, cash, personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders made payable to Georgetown University.
• Gifts of Appreciated Securities, Stocks, and Bonds also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to Georgetown University before they are sold. Learn more about donating your securities.

Major Gifts

The future of Georgetown University depends on the generous support of friends, family and alumni. Facilities upgrades, endowment growth, and other special projects are not possible without the support of significant donations. Major gifts allow the university to discover and promote excellence, to attract and retain the most deserving and brightest students, to recruit and support world-class faculty and researchers, and to enhance and broaden Georgetown's research, education, and outreach programs.

There are many ways to support current programs, expand curricular offerings, and ensure the future of Georgetown University by making a major gift. Below are just a few examples of how your contribution can impact the university and match your interests.

• Capital Projects: Modern, state-of-the-art facilities are opportunities to enhance the learning environment and augment curricular efforts. By helping construct new buildings and renovate existing structures, you directly impact the quality of the student experience at Georgetown University. Various naming opportunities exist across campuses.
• Endowed Scholarships: By endowing scholarships, you can benefit a Georgetown student directly. Scholarships are critical to Georgetown's need-blind admissions policy and its commitment to meet the full financial need of all students. Named endowed scholarships also are a meaningful way to leave a legacy, remember a loved one, or honor a favorite professor.
• Memorial Gifts: A memorial gift is an excellent way to recognize a loved one. Memorials range from scholarships to academic chair, from sports facilities to lecture series. Many other opportunities are also available to ensure your loved one will be recognized at the university.
• Special Projects: Each department and program at Georgetown University has unique needs. From cutting-edge diagnostic equipment for clinical studies to updated library archives, you can make a significant impact on a specific program or school.

Gift Planning

Learn more about deferred or planned gifts, including bequests, life income plans, and other options for your estate - and for information about increasing your income, earning valuable income-tax deductions, and reducing your estate taxes.

Get Involved/Volunteer

There are a variety of ways to give and remain engaged with the Georgetown University family. Learn more about how you can give your time and expertise to further Georgetown's goals.