Ways to Contribute

Here's how you can help:

Gifts of cash:

To make a cash gift, send a check payable to Oxford College to:

Oxford College
Office of Development & University Relations
Oxford, Georgia 30054

If you itemize your deductions, a gift of cash may decrease your federal and state income tax payments.

You may arrange for your gift to be sent to Emory automatically by your bank using Electronic Funds Transfer.

Faculty and Staff of Emory University may arrange to have their gifts automatically designated for Oxford each pay period using Payroll Deduction.

Gifts of stock:

Gifts of appreciated stock can benefit Oxford College while providing substantial tax benefits for the donor. If you contribute appreciated stock, you pay no capital gains tax upon the transfer of the stock and receive an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift.

There are two ways to make stock gifts:

1. By wire transfer:

   Give your broker written permission to transfer funds, then have your broker contact Debye Alderman at the Office of the Controller at Emory. Her number is 404-727-2847.

    

2. By mail:

   Mail your unendorsed stock certificates by registered mail to Debye Alderman, Office of the Controller, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. In a separate envelope to the same address, mail your signed stock powers with a cover letter stating that you wish to donate the securities to Oxford College.

In either case, be sure to notify the Oxford Development Office that you are making a stock transfer so that your gift can be properly acknowledged and credited. You may contact Kevin Smyrl at 770-784-4637. with this information.

Wills and Bequests:

By including "Emory University, for the benefit of Oxford College" as a beneficiary of your will, you can provide support for the continued mission of the college while reducing estate taxes. You can create endowed scholarships, professorships, book funds, or other memorials through a bequest for Oxford in your will. For more information, please contact Kevin Smyrl at 770-784-4637.

Charitable gift annuities:

With a charitable gift annuity, Emory's Oxford College will pay you a guaranteed rate of income each year for your life and the life of another beneficiary. You can enjoy significant income tax and capital gains tax savings as well. You can make gifts of cash, stock, or mutual funds to create a gift annuity. Feel free to contact Kevin Smyrl at 770-784-4637 to find out what income level a gift annuity might produce for you.

Charitable remainder trusts:

For people with larger estates, charitable trusts are useful vehicles for reducing estate taxes while providing income payments to designated beneficiaries. Charitable remainder trusts accept gifts of appreciated stocks or real estate and incur no capital gains tax in selling and reinvesting proceeds from those assets. Charitable remainder trusts also provide significant income tax savings to donors. For a sample of how a charitable remainder trust can work for you, contact Kevin Smyrl at 770-784-4637.

Gifts of real estate:

By making a gift of real estate, you may be able to reduce sizable capital gains tax while taking advantage of a charitable deduction for the full market value of the property.

For more information detailing the benefits of each of the above types of charitable gifts, please contact Kevin Smyrl at 770-784-4637.