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The 1947 Society recognizes donors whose cumulative commitments to ºÚÁÏÍø total $1 million or more. Membership is based on the total of an individual’s lifetime and estate commitments.

The Mercy Society recognizes annual donors who give $5,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual's giving during a single fiscal year.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Loyalty Society recognizes donors who have made gifts to ºÚÁÏÍø for three or more consecutive years. Special recognition is given to donors who have given ten or more consecutive years and to donors who have given 25 years cumulatively.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Legacy Society recognizes donors who have made a commitment to ºÚÁÏÍø through their will, trust or other planned gift.

The Parent Leadership Giving Society recognizes parents who give $2,500 or more during a single fiscal year.

The President’s Circles recognize annual donors who give $10,000 or more or $25,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

McAuley Circle recognizes annual donors who give $2,500 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

Ochre Circle recognizes annual donors who give $1,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

Use your credit card to make your gift online through our .

Mail your check made payable to:
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Office of Advancement
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI 02840 

Please indicate your gift designation on the memo of the check. 

You may also call (401) 341-2902 to make a gift.

ºÚÁÏÍø offers a convenient monthly giving option through our recurring donor program. You can make a monthly automatic donation via credit/debit card or bank account by filling out our .

If you are interested in making a gift to ºÚÁÏÍø with stock or bonds, please contact Katherine Horoschak, assistant vice president for advancement, at (401) 341-2438 or katherine.horoschak@salve.edu.

When making a gift of appreciated stock, bonds or stock options, you pay no tax on the capital gains, and you can earn a charitable deduction for the fair-market value of the contribution up to a 30% limit of your adjusted gross income. Any excess deduction can be carried over for up to five years.

If you sell appreciated stock to make a gift to the University, you will have to pay tax on the capital gains. If stock is held in a brokerage account, the stock may simply be transferred.

ºÚÁÏÍø's broker:

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Attn: James Beyloune
255 State Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 428-5557

When transferring stock electronically, please notify the University in advance by calling Katherine Horoschak in the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2438.

If you physically hold the shares, the University needs to receive the stock certificate and a stock power. This stock power must include a guaranteed signature and should, for security reasons, be sent in a separate envelope from the actual certificate. Both items should be sent to ºÚÁÏÍø, Office of Advancement, Attn: Katherine Horoschak, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. For questions on contributing stock certificates, call Katherine Horoschak at (401) 341-2438.

Please note: Gifts of securities are credited at market value on the date the University gains control of the assets.

Many companies will match their employees' gifts to educational institutions, and some also match gifts from employees' spouses and retirees. Visit our to find out if your company has a corporate matching gift program and get the appropriate form. Return the form to ºÚÁÏÍø, Office of Advancement, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. If you have any questions, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

There are many ways to use gift planning to support ºÚÁÏÍø and meet your long-term estate planning goals. They include naming the University in your will or trust, establishing a life income plan or making the University the beneficiary of an insurance policy or retirement plan. For more information, contact Sandra Anthoine, assistant vice president for development and planned giving, at (401) 341-2101 or sandra.anthoine@salve.edu. You can also visit our .

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle administered by a public charity and created to manage charitable donations on behalf of charities, individuals and families.

For more information about giving through a DAF, contact University Advancement at (401) 341-2902 or advancement@salve.edu. 

We can set up a monthly electronic funds transfer through your credit card, or you can choose to wire your gift or give via e-check. If you prefer to wire your gift or give via e-check, contact the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265 or advancement@salve.edu. 

If you are interested in making an outright gift to ºÚÁÏÍø by pledging a total amount over a period of years, please contact MaeLynn Patten, vice president for university advancement, at (401) 341-2143 or mae.patten@salve.edu.

You can create your own legacy or make a gift in memory or honor of someone by establishing a named gift. Examples include, scholarships or naming a room or building. For more information about named gifts, call Katherine Horoschak at (401) 341-2438.

Payroll deduction is a convenient way for ºÚÁÏÍø faculty and staff to give to scholarships, The SALVEfund or the area of their choice throughout the year. To sign up for payroll deduction, please complete the faculty and staff giving form and return to the Office of Advancement. You may also make a direct gift to the area of your choice using the .

For more information about payroll deduction or other questions about giving, call University Advancement at (401) 341-2902.