How to make your year-end gift

The University of Cincinnati Foundation team, in its mission to foster charitable giving to the University of Cincinnati and UC Health, is committed to providing relevant and up-to-date information regarding your year-end giving.

Please note the dates in the table below. Staff will be checking messages on weekdays Friday, Dec. 26 to Wednesday, Dec. 31. During that time, you may also email foundation@uc.edu to connect with a staff member who can answer your questions or facilitate a gift.

 

Important 2025 dates

Ways to Give Deadline How to Contribute
Checks

Checks mailed to the UC Foundation via the U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked by Dec. 31 to qualify for a 2025 tax deduction.

 

All other private mail companies (FedEx, DHL, UPS) must be received by Dec. 31.

Mail via USPS:
UC Foundation
PO Box 19970
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Mail via FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.:
51 Goodman Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45219


The UC campus is closed from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. Please coordinate with your development officer for pick up, if needed.
Credit cards Please make your credit card gift by 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 to qualify for a 2025 tax deduction.

Please visit giveto.uc.edu to securely make a one-time gift or pledge payment.
Mutual funds or publicly traded stocks Your gift must be posted to the foundation account by Dec. 31 to qualify for a 2025 tax deduction.
Transactions can take time on the part of the originator, so please check to make sure you are aware of their deadlines.

 Please email stockgifts@foundation.uc.edu or call 513-556-8264 for instructions.
Cryptocurrency Your gift must be posted to The Giving Block account by 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 to qualify for a tax deduction.

 Please visit giveto.uc.edu/crypto to securely make a gift of cryptocurrency.

IRA charitable rollover (qualified charitable distribution or QCD)

For donors 70 ½ and older, a maximum of $108,000 can be given in 2025 from your IRA directly to a nonprofit organization, such as the UC Foundation, without having to pay income taxes on the money.

To make a qualified charitable distribution, contact your retirement plan administrator in early December to initiate your gift. The Office of Gift Planning can provide an instruction letter to begin the transfer.

Important: The gift date of a QCD is the date the funds leave the donor’s IRA account, not the date the check is mailed or delivered. If the IRA administrator is issuing the check directly to the charity, in most cases the administrator removes the funds from the IRA account when issuing the check and that date is what will be reported on Form 1099-R. If the donor has check-writing ability for their IRA, the gift will not be complete until the charity cashes the check and the funds leave the donor’s account.

Donor-Advised Fund grants

The UC Foundation is pleased to accept grants from Donor-Advised Funds (DAF). Even though making a grant from a DAF has no effect on a donor's current finances (since the donor's funds were previously set aside with the DAF), many donors like to make year-end gifts from their DAFs. If you would like to recommend a grant from your DAF to support the University of Cincinnati or UC Health, through the UC Foundation, please instruct your DAF administrator to direct your gift to “The University of Cincinnati Foundation” (Tax ID: 31-0896555).

If a check is being issued by your administrator, and an address is needed, please provide the following:
UC Foundation
PO Box 19970
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Please email us at foundation@uc.edu once you have requested your DAF grant and the gift purpose you would like to support.

 

For more information on these giving strategies or any other questions, please contact the Office of Gift Planning at the UC Foundation at 513-556-6781 or giftplanning@foundation.uc.edu.

The University of Cincinnati Foundation does not provide any legal or tax advice. Please contact your own independent legal and tax counsel. Tax ID# 31-0896555