Ways to Give
The University accepts gifts of cash (cash, check and credit card), gifts-in-kind (property and real estate), and gifts of securities. If you have any questions about ways to give, please call us at (775) 784-1587 or email us at giving@unr.edu.
Please note, we do not accept donations of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin. If you would like to or have been asked to donate cryptocurrency to the Foundation, please contact us at giving@unr.edu.
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By phone at (775) 784-1587
By mail
Send your gift by check or send your credit card information to:
The Βι¶ΉΣ³» Foundation
Financial Services and Records
Βι¶ΉΣ³», Mail Stop 162
Reno, NV 89557-0162
Checks should be made payable to the Βι¶ΉΣ³» Foundation. If you wish to direct your support to a particular area or school of the University, please include those instructions.
Via wire transfer
When making a gift of cash via wire transfer, it is important to notify Gift Services at (775) 784-1587 of the gift and reference the donor's name and purpose of the gift in the wire transfer instructions. When you call, we will give you the routing number and swift code.
Crowdfund Βι¶ΉΣ³» highlights a variety of campus projects and initiatives, allowing you to support areas on campus that mean the most to you. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference to the University. And through Crowdfund Βι¶ΉΣ³», you can see the impact of your support.
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A donor-advised fund is a fund established at a public charity. When you establish a donor-advised fund, you receive an immediate tax benefit and may then recommend distributions from the fund to other nonprofit entities, such as the Βι¶ΉΣ³» Foundation, on your own timetable.
To learn more about recommending distributions from your donor-advised fund to the University of Βι¶ΉΣ³» Reno, Foundation, contact our accounting staff at (775) 784-1587.
Establishing an automatic monthly withdrawal from your checking or savings account is a hassle-free way to lend regular support to the University initiatives and programs that matter most to you.
To learn more about providing an electronically scheduled gift, contact our accounting staff at (775) 784-1587.
Βι¶ΉΣ³» faculty and staff have the option of supporting the University through automatic pre-tax payroll deductions using this .
To learn more, contact Foundation Accounting by email or call (775) 784-1587.
Maximize your contribution to the University by utilizing your employer's matching gifts program. To find out if your employer has a matching gift program, enter your company name here.
To learn more about matching gifts, contact our accounting staff at (775) 784-1587.
Gifts of equipment or other personal property that support the specific needs of the University can make a real impact on our ability to provide a hands-on education for our students, and such gifts may be tax-deductible.
To learn more, contact Brian Saeman, J.D. '98, director of planned giving, (775) 682-5938.
Planned gifts are commitments made in the present with the benefit to the University deferred until a later day. The Office of Planned Giving provides you with many options and opportunities to include Βι¶ΉΣ³» in your overall financial and estate plans. Planned gifts may include outright gifts of appreciated property, including securities, real estate and gifts of tangible personal properties.
To learn more, or contact Brian Saeman, J.D. '98, director of planned giving, (775) 682-5938.
A pledged gift provides you the opportunity to commit to supporting the University on a schedule that works for you while allowing projects and initiatives to proceed based on the promise of these future funds.
To learn more about pledging to support the University, contact our accounting staff at (775) 784-1587.
Providing a gift of real estate allows the University to expand. Gifts of real estate either are sold and the proceeds returned to the University or the land, buildings and homes are repurposed in ways that further the University's mission and strategic plan.
To learn more, contact Brian Saeman, J.D. '98, director of planned giving, (775) 682-5938.
Offering a gift to the University in the form of stocks and securities is simple. Click here for the stock transfer form.
To learn more, contact our accounting staff at (775) 784-1587.