Year-End Giving Information

Ways to Give by December 31, 2025:

Online

  • Make a gift online.
  • Gifts can be made online until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The transaction must be successfully completed to count for 2025.
  • Credit card, direct bank transfer and mobile payment options including Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and more are accepted.
  • Tax receipts are sent by email immediately following a successful transaction. Please retain this email for your tax purposes.
  • Please do not send credit card information through email.

Phone

  • To make your gift by phone, please call 1-800-486-5244.
  • The University will be closed beginning Monday, December 22 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
  • While the University is closed, staff will be available Tuesday, December 30 and Wednesday, December 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. If you need assistance making your gift over the phone, please leave a voicemail on the number above and your call will be returned during those hours.
  • Credit card information should not be left on voicemail.

Mail

  • Please mail checks to: University Advancement, Riley Hall, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA.
  • Checks sent by mail must be postmarked by December 31, 2025 to be processed for calendar year 2025.
  • Credit card gifts received in the mail after 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 will not be processed until January 2026 and will receive a calendar year 2026 tax receipt.
  • We encourage you to mail your gift by Monday, December 15, 2025 to ensure receipt by the University before Wednesday, December 31. 

Stock and Wire Transfers

  • Transfers must be received in Villanova’s account on or before Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Check with your personal broker for their institutional deadlines required to complete a transaction. Some brokers can require up to 10 days’ notice for a transfer.
  • Please notify Leonard Macon at leonard.macon@villanova.eduprior to the transfer.