Year-end Gifts
Now is the time to make a gift to the University of Nevada, Reno before the end of the calendar year!
Members of the University of Nevada, Reno development team will be in the office throughout most of the holiday season to answer your questions about year-end giving, and to accept your credit card and stock gifts.
- Click here to make a pledge, gift, or to pay an existing pledge online:
- To complete your transaction by phone:
call 775-784-1352 or 775-784-1587 - To deliver your gift:
visit Morrill Hall Alumni Center
(Center Street entrance to campus) - To mail your gift, please send a check to:
University of Nevada, Reno Foundation
Mail Stop 162
Reno, NV 89557
End of year timing for the receipt of all gifts and pledges:
Cash:
- Gifts must be received by 11:59 PST on 12/31/09 and in the hands of Foundation Accounting Office by 10:00am PST on 1/1/10.
Checks:
- To be counted inthe calendar 2009 yearfigures, gifts must be postmarked by 12/31/09 and in received by Foundation Accounting Office staff by 4:30pm PST on 1/11/09.
Electronic Transfer/Federal Wire
- All electronic transfers of funds should be in the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation bank account before the close of the banking day at 2:00pm PST on 12/31/09.
Credit Card Payments:
- If faxed, received in U.S. mail, hand-delivered, or phoned in, gifts must be received by the Foundation Accounting Office staff by 1:00pm PST on 12/31/09.
- Web gifts (http://giving.unr.edu) must be completed by 11:59pm PST on 12/31/09.
Stocks & Other Securities:
- Physical hand deliveries must be received by the Foundation Accounting Office staff by 4:30pm PST on 12/31/09.
- Securities must be in the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation account before the close of business on 12/31/09. Donors should be careful to give their brokers time to complete the transaction. This usually requires a minimum of 3 business days, but may take longer if volumes are high. The donor should be sure to notify the Foundation of their intention to deliver securities so that the donation may be identified and recorded in a timely manner. Failure to notify the Foundation may result in the exclusion of the gift frommonth-endtotals.
- Securities sent to Foundation by private carrier (i.e., Federal Express, UPS, etc.) must be received in Foundation Accounting Office staff by 4:30pm PST on 12/31/09.
- Review USPS delivery expectations regarding 1st class mail, etc.
Pledges:
- If entered on the web (http://giving.unr.edu), pledges must be completed by 11:59pm PST on 12/31/09.
- If received by mail, pledges must be postmarked by 12/31/09 and received by the Foundation Accounting Office staff by 4:30pm PST on 1/11/10.
- If hand delivered, pledges must be datedon or before 12/31/09 and delivered to Foundation Accounting Office staff by 4:30pm PST on 1/11/10.
Receipts:
- Gift receipts will be sent within 7-10 days from the date the gift was processed, except in times of high volume where longer processing time occurs. Receipts will reflect the date the gift was processed and will not imply the date the gift was made. Donors should consult with their CPA or tax preparer to determine the tax consequences of their donation.
If you have any questions regarding these guidelines please contact Laurie McLanahan or Tammy Koszuth at (775) 784-1587.