You can make a gift of cash via check, credit card, or wire transfer.

To give by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express), please make your gift online or call 1.800.395.7646 or 203.432.5436.

Please make checks out to Yale University and mail to:
Yale University
Office of Development
Contribution Processing
P.O. Box 2038
New Haven, CT 06521-2038

To give via cash wire transfer, please call 203.432.2206.

Your gift can have an even greater impact if your employer has a matching gift program. Find out if your company will match your contribution.

If your company participates, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it to Yale completed and signed with your gift. We’ll do the rest. Matched gifts may double or even triple your original gift amount. Your spouse’s company may also match your gift, and some companies also match gifts made by retirees.

With a gift of appreciated securities that you have held for more than one year, you can take a federal income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift for up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income and avoid tax on the capital gain.

Securities held by your bank or broker

To give securities held by your bank or broker, please instruct your bank or broker to call Donated Securities at 203.432.4107 or email donated.securities@yale.edu for instructions. Please tell your bank or broker not to proceed until speaking with a representative in our office.

You can also make a donation of securities online.

Securities you hold

To give securities you hold, please send unendorsed certificates by mail, along with a letter stating your name, address, Yale College class or Yale school affiliation, the purpose of your gift, and securities cost-basis information to:

Yale University
Office of Development
Donated Securities
P.O. Box 805
New Haven, CT 06503-0805
Telephone: 203.432.4107

In a separate envelope, please mail to the same address a stock power for each certificate, along with a copy of your letter. Do not complete any information on the stock power other than your signature and the date and obtain a medallion signature guarantee. If the certificate represents a greater number of shares than you intend to give to Yale, please enclose a note requesting the return of a new stock certificate with the non-gift balance and include your social security number, full name, address, and phone number.

Your bank or broker can supply you with blank stock powers, or Donated Securities will be happy to send them to you. For most expedient handling, do not fill in Yale’s name as transferee on either the stock certificate or the stock power, and please do not send stock certificates to a transfer agent for transfer into Yale’s name.

Mutual fund shares

To give mutual fund shares, please contact Donated Securities at 203.432.4107. The procedure for transferring shares is established by the mutual fund company. Donated Securities will be able to assist you with the appropriate letters of instruction.

Excise tax on donated securities

As of July 1, 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 imposes on Yale a 1.4 percent excise tax on net investment income. Yale’s income includes the difference between a donor’s tax basis (typically the original purchase price) and the net proceeds Yale receives upon sale of donated securities. To calculate Yale’s tax liability, we need to collect information about the tax basis of all donated securities.

Yale's Federal Tax ID is 06-0646973

Gifts to Yale may be made in the form of many other types of assets. Appreciated assets are particularly tax-efficient gifts. You may wish to consider gifts of closely held stock, tangible personal property, or real estate. See Planned Giving & Bequests for further information.

Call toll free at 1.800.395.7646 or email development.gifts@yale.edu with any questions.

If you are a donor to Yale who pays taxes in another country, you can find information about international giving here.