Giving Options

By making a gift to Georgian Court, you are helping the university build futures for thousands of students. Here are some of the ways you can give:

Checks, Money Orders, Cash

Checks and money orders–made payable to Georgian Court University–are the most popular way to make your gift. Although we accept cash gifts, they should not be sent through the mail.

Credit Cards

You can make a gift now using your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express on our secure online giving site.

Securities

Transferring appreciated securities to GCU, such as stocks, bonds, and shares in mutual funds, is an excellent way of giving and can offer you tax savings. You can deduct the full current market value of your holdings on your federal tax return (up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income with excess deductible over the next five years) and avoid paying the capital gains tax you would incur if you sold them. However, the donated property must be eligible for long-term capital gain treatment.

To avoid paying capital gains tax when making a gift of appreciated securities, it is very important that you do not sell them or send them to a transfer agent. For specific instructions on how to make the transfer, complete our Stocks and Bonds Form, and you or your broker should contact the GCU Office of Institutional Advancement at 732.987.2267.

Other Ways to Give

For other ways to give, such as bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, retained life estates, or wealth replacement, please go to our Planned Giving section or contact the GCU Office of Planned Giving at 732.987.2105 or meighanm@georgian.edu.

Confidentiality Policy

All information concerning donors, including name, address, beneficiaries, nature of estate, amount of bequest, etc., shall be kept strictly confidential by Georgian Court University and its personnel unless the donor grants written permission to use certain information for purposes of referral, testimony, or example.