Ways To Give
Many Ways To Make A Difference
Our students’ futures are made possible through philanthropic support from alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends who connect their personal passions with a desire to make a difference at Susquehanna University.
Here you can learn more about the different ways to make a gift to Susquehanna — ensuring that your philanthropic priorities are met while making a difference in the lives of talented students.
Giving to Susquehanna University can be done either directly or through a gift model that may provide tax benefits to the donor. To learn more about any of the giving methods below, please contact Shelby Haddock, director of the Susquehanna University annual fund, by email or by phone at 570-372-4107.
Make a Difference
Ways to give
Give Online
Giving online is easy. You can make a one-time or recurring credit card gift to benefit the area of the university that is most meaningful to you and your philanthropic priorities.
Checks
Cash gifts are the easiest and most direct way to support Susquehanna. Make checks payable to “Susquehanna University” and mail to Advancement, 514 University Ave., Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
Stocks & Bonds
Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to Susquehanna University. Transferring stock? Contact Janet Bucher for instructions.
Retirement Assets
Donating your retirement assets, like your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan, is an easy and impactful way to support Susquehanna University.
Employer Matching Gifts
Your employer may match your gift to Susquehanna! Increase the impact of your gift by seeing if your company offers matching opportunities.
Find more information about this giving method below.
Donor-Advised Fund Gifts
Donor-advised funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants to the organizations meaningful to them from the fund over time.
Memorial Gifts
To make a gift in memory of or in honor of a classmate or loved one, you can do so by clicking the button below.
If you would like to learn more about opportunities to memorialize classmates or honor loved ones on campus — through trees, benches or other named spaces— you can do so by contacting the Advancement Office at 570-372-4107.
Estate Gifts
A charitable bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. With the help of an attorney, you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift to be made to Susquehanna University as part of your estate plan, or you can make a bequest using a beneficiary designation form.
Reunion Giving
Is it a reunion year for you? Please join your classmates in supporting your reunion class by making a commemorative gift to Susquehanna University.
Making a reunion gift is a wonderful way to reaffirm your belief in Susquehanna’s mission, and to ensure that current and future students have access to the same transformative education that you and your classmates experienced.
Class gifts are presented during the annual Homecoming–Reunion Milestones Brunch.
Gifts of Stocks & Bonds
Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to Susquehanna University. The following instructions clarify processes related to gifts of securities, IRA contributions, donor-advised funds and wire transfers. Please share them with your legal or financial advisors to help facilitate your gift. For questions, you may contact Janet Bucher, advancement services specialist, by email or phone at 570-372-4449.
Your bank or broker may transfer stock to Susquehanna using the following:
Brokerage: Janney Montgomery Scott
Account Number: 8061-4270
Phone: 570-286-6447
DTC #: 0374
Susquehanna University’s EIN is 23-1353385
Your gift will be credited on the transfer date. In order to correctly identify, value and receipt your gift in a timely manner, you or your broker should advise Susquehanna University’s Advancement Office with the following information:
- Designation of the gift.
- Name of the donor.
- Stock information, including stock name, symbol and number of shares.
- Originating broker.
To contribute via a mutual fund, you must first contact your fund manager to request their instructions and forms to transfer your shares into a Susquehanna University account.
After working with your fund manager, please notify the Advancement Office of your pending transfer. You may contact Janet Bucher, advancement services specialist, by email or phone at 570-372-4449.
Electronic distributions from IRA accounts or direct electronic account transfers must be made directly to Susquehanna University from the IRA administrator. Checks made payable to the donor and endorsed to Susquehanna will not be considered qualified.
For IRA funds that have been liquidated or electronic fund transfers:
Susquehanna University’s account is at Fulton Bank
Account Number: 0092322912
Routing Number: 031301422
1255 N. Susquehanna Trail
Hummels Wharf, PA 17831
To contribute via an IRA rollover check, please contact your IRA plan administrator to initiate a direct transfer from your IRA account to Susquehanna University, sent to the mailing address below. You may request that your name and address as the donor of record be shared in connection with the transfer.
Checks may be sent to:
Susquehanna University
Advancement Office
514 University Ave.
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
You may contribute to Susquehanna University via a donor-advised fund using the following information:
Grants Are Made Payable To: Susquehanna University
Susquehanna University’s EIN: 23-1353385
Grants can be sent by check to:
Susquehanna University
Advancement Office
514 University Ave.
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Grants can be sent by wire or ACH to:
Fulton Financial Corporation
To Credit: Susquehanna University
Account Number: 0092322912
Routing Number: 031301422
We encourage you to specify the purpose of your grant by indicating the department, project or fund that you wish to support. For your information — per IRS regulations — grants from donor-advised funds cannot be used to fulfill personal charitable pledges or in situations in which you receive a benefit, such as purchasing event tickets.
Please let your gift officer or Janet Bucher, advancement services specialist, know when you’re recommending a grant from your donor-advised fund to Susquehanna University, so we can be sure it is allocated properly. Include the name of your donor-advised fund, the financial institution, the grant amount and purpose.
Should you or your fund administrator have any questions about making a grant to Susquehanna University from your donor-advised fund, please contact Janet by email or phone at 570-372-4449.
Double Your Donation to the university
Matching Gifts
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match most charitable contributions made by their employees. Hundreds of companies match donations to Susquehanna University. To see if your company has a matching gift policy, please enter your employer’s name below.
If your company is eligible, click on the Go To Matching Gift Form button to obtain and submit your company’s matching gift form. Some companies will also match gifts made by retirees, spouses and/or board members. The impact of your gift could be doubled — or, sometimes, even tripled — by submitting your matching gift form.
To learn more about matching gifts, contact Shelby Haddock, director of the Susquehanna annual fund, by email or by calling (570) 372-4107.
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Selinsgrove, PA 17870
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