Cash Gifts

Cash is the simplest asset to donate to Yale. It is also the simplest asset for Yale to accept and quickly put to good use. You can claim the entire amount of your cash gift as a charitable income tax deduction.

Making a Cash Gift

Yale accepts gifts of cash via credit card, check, 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.

Email development.gifts@yale.edu or call 203.432.5436 for details or assistance.

Yale’s Federal Tax ID is 06-0646973.

Matching Gifts

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.