How you can make a gift today
We're grateful for your interest in supporting our community. Every contribution, big or small, makes a significant impact on our students, faculty, and programs, enriching the Lynchburg experience. We’ve made it easy for you to give back.
Give Online
Giving online is a seamless and secure way to support the University of Lynchburg. You can easily donate through our secure online giving form.
By Phone
You can make a gift by calling us at 434.544.8665.
By Mail
Please mail your check (payable to University of Lynchburg) to: University of Lynchburg Office of Advancement 1501 Lakeside Drive Lynchburg, VA 24501
Planned Giving
Planned gifts are a critical source of funding for higher education, enabling transformational changes that traditional cash gifts often cannot. By including the University of Lynchburg in your estate plans, you can ensure your support continues beyond your lifetime, creating a lasting legacy. Planned gifts also offer significant benefits to donors, including charitable tax deductions.
Types of Planned Gifts:
- Bequests: These are philanthropic gifts made through your will, a common and significant source of support for the University.
- Trusts: A trust is a legal agreement involving a third party (trustee) that allows you to control who receives your assets and how they are distributed.
- Non-Probate Assets: You can designate assets like IRAs, 401(k)s, or life insurance policies—which are not covered by your will — to the University using our online tools. Gifting these assets may help your heirs avoid unwanted taxes.
As a gift to our community, we’ve partnered with FreeWill to make it easy for you to create your will or trust at no cost to you. You can quickly draft your will or trust online in about 20 minutes, which you can then finalize with your attorney.
Already included us in your estate plan?
Other ways to give
Stock or Other Securities
Donating appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds to the University of Lynchburg offers tax benefits. If you’ve held them for over a year, you can deduct their current value and avoid capital gains tax, up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. Here’s how:
- Contact the University: Call 800.621.1669 or 434.544.8450.
- Notify Your Broker: Inform them of your intent to transfer. Transfer details:
- Federal Tax ID (EIN): 54-0505922
- Davenport & Company, LLC, DTC: 0443, Account: DA4003178
- Fax, mail, or email instructions to Shawn Wood:
- Fax: 434.544.8643
- Mail: 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Email: [email protected]
Matching Gifts
Many employers offer programs that match charitable contributions made by their employees, as well as those made by spouses and retirees. Corporate matching gifts can significantly increase the value of your gift at no additional cost to you.
- Check Participation: Begin by checking if your company participates in a matching gift program.
- Submit Forms: If your employer offers a program, you will need to obtain and complete the matching gift form from your HR department. Please complete this form and submit it along with your donation.
- Contact Us: For more details on corporate matching, you can contact the University of Lynchburg at 434.544.8450 or toll-free at 800.621.1669.
Recurring Gifts
You have the flexibility to set up your gift on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Simply select “Recurring Gift” on our new online gift form and choose the frequency that works best for you. Starting July 1, you can also log into our donor portal to manage your recurring gift at any time, including starting, pausing, changing, or canceling it, as well as updating your payment information. Recurring gifts are a convenient way to support the University consistently.
Tribute and Memorial Gifts
You have the option to dedicate your contribution in honor or in memory of a loved one. Our gift form includes a built-in “Tribute Gift” option, allowing you to acknowledge someone special with your philanthropic support. The University recognizes these meaningful gifts in our annual Honor Roll of Donors.
