Give to Engineering
Columbia Engineering is dedicated to educating the brightest minds in engineering—regardless of financial circumstance. A top priority area for Dean Shih-Fu Chang is creating opportunity for incoming students through scholarship and fellowship support.
In April 2021, President Lee C. Bollinger announced the Columbia Student Support Initiative, an effort to raise $1.4 billion in financial assistance for students across the University by June 2025. As part of the initiative, Columbia Engineering aims to raise a comprehensive goal of $200 million to support Engineering students, including $100 million each for undergraduate and graduate engineers.
With help from supporters like you, Columbia Engineering will be able to ensure access to a groundbreaking education for all deserving students and will continue to support the next generations of Columbia engineers—future leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers—as they journey through and beyond the School.
Below are common vehicles used to make gifts. Please contact us for more information specific to your situation and consider making a gift today.
Ways to Give
Online
Giving online by credit card is a quick and easy option.
By Recurring Monthly Gift
Donors can set up a recurring charge to a credit card on a monthly or quarterly basis. This is a great way to increase the impact of a gift and avoid the pressure of waiting until the last minute. Visit our giving page or call (646) 745-8417.
By Check
Make checks payable to Columbia University and mail your gift to:
Columbia Alumni Center
Attention: Gift Systems
622 West 113th Street, MC 4524
New York, NY 10025
To ensure timely and accurate processing, please include instructions for your gift: the school being supported (i.e. Engineering), where the check should be directed (i.e. Engineering Annual Fund), names of people being honored/remembered, etc.
Please contact Cameron Maglio at cm4188@columbia.edu with any questions.
By Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
The Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is an increasingly popular way to make a charitable gift. DAFs can provide you with immediate tax benefits while making your charitable giving easier. To learn more about creating and making a gift through a DAF, visit giftplanning.columbia.edu/what-you-can-give/donor-advised-fund.
By IRA Gift (QCD)
Your IRA can provide a tax-smart way to make an impact with Columbia University now. The Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD (sometimes called an “IRA Charitable Rollover”) is a great way to make a tax-free gift now to Columbia University and satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), too. Learn more.
By Securities Transfer
Making a gift through a transfer of appreciated stocks or bonds are a popular way to make a gift. If you are considering a donation of $1,000 or more, there are many tax advantages to giving securities. For more information and complete instructions, contact us via email at engineeringfund@columbia.edu.
By Wire Transfer
Columbia accepts wire transfers. For more information, call (646) 745-8417 or email us at engineeringfund@columbia.edu.
Gift Planning
Some of the most impactful gifts individuals make usually take advantage of a planned giving strategy. This includes bequests, charitable trusts, gift annuities, or including Columbia as a beneficiary on a retirement or life insurance plan. Planned gifts allow donors to take sizeable income, capital gains and estate deductions on their taxes. They can provide income for you and your family for life, and leaves a legacy that fits your philanthropic goals. For more information, contact Christina Vellios at cv2365@columbia.edu or (646) 745-8416, or visit giftplanning.columbia.edu.
Future Business Success
When the time is right you can share your success through a pre-exit gift or liquidity event and support an area of your choosing. Alumni and friends who make this pledge gain membership to the Founders Society. Members of Columbia’s Founders Society are like-minded business founders, equity holders, and investors who have made a non-binding pledge to contribute a percentage of their venture’s future proceeds to the University.
To learn more, visit the Founders Society page or email us at engineeringfund@columbia.edu.
Matching Gifts
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International Gifts – Hong Kong and United Kingdom
Donors in Hong Kong may give to Columbia and receive tax benefits through our Columbia University Hong Kong Fund registered under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
For those based in the United Kingdom, Columbia established the Columbia UK Fund Limited to help donors with tax relief. If you pay UK income taxes, your gift to this fund (in Sterling, US Dollars, or Euros) is eligible for Gift Aid relief, which increases the donor’s philanthropic impact.
For more information, see our international gifts page.
Gifts of Other Assets
The best way to make your gift might be donating real estate, tangible personal property, or other assets, including gifts in kind and closely held stocks, which often require special handling. For more information contact Christina Vellios at cv2365@columbia.edu or (646) 745-8416.
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