How to Give to Salve Regina

How to Give

Use your credit card to make your gift online through the gift form.

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Mail your check made payable to Salve Regina University, Office of Advancement, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. Please indicate your gift designation on the memo of the check. Or call (401) 341-2902.

Salve Regina 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 and support Salve Regina each month. Monthly gifts inspire the entire Salve Regina community, strengthens our mission and preserves the Salve tradition for future generations.

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If you are interested in making a campaign gift to Salve 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.

Salve Regina's broker:
Bernard Taradash
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
PO Box 1910
Fall River, MA 02722
Office: (508) 324-4450
Fax: (508) 324-4460

When transferring stock electronically, please notify the University in advance by calling the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

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 Salve Regina University, Office of Advancement, Attn: Katherine Horoschak, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. For questions on contributing stock certificates, call Katherine Horoschak, assistant vice president for advancement, 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. Click here to find out if your company has a corporate matching gift program and to get the appropriate form. Return the form to Salve Regina University, Office of Advancement, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. If you have any questions, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

By 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, you are creating a legacy which will benefit students for generations to come. There are many ways to use gift planning to support Salve Regina and meet your long-term estate planning goals. For more information, call Sandra Anthoine, assistant vice president for development and planned giving, at (401) 341-2101.

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Salve Regina can set up a monthly electronic funds transfer through your credit card, or you may wire your gift by visiting your bank and requesting the funds be transferred to Salve Regina. For more information, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

If you are interested in making an outright gift to Salve's campaign, pledging a total amount over a period of years, please contact Sandra Anthoine, assistant vice president for development and planned giving, at (401) 341-2101 or sandra.anthoine@salve.edu.

Establishing a named scholarship or naming a room or building allows you to create your own legacy or make a gift in memory or honor of someone dear. For more information about named gifts, including buildings, rooms, scholarships and paving stones at the Rodgers Recreation Center or Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, call Katherine Horoschak, assistant vice president for advancement, at (401) 341-2438.

The grants office strives to build partnerships between the University and philanthropic foundations, government funding agencies and the business community. The goal is to support and encourage faculty and institutional grant-seeking activities at Salve Regina, while helping to develop positive relationships with external funding organizations.

The grants office works with administrators, faculty and staff from across campus to identify funding opportunities that have the potential to support institutional priorities and develop proposals that contribute to the growth of academic programs.

From academics to student services, together we help create a unique and special experience for each of our students. Whether you're in the classroom, on the sidelines, working in an office or outdoors, our efforts foster the success of our students and the University as a whole.

Payroll deduction is a convenient way to give to scholarships, The SALVEfund or the area of your choice throughout the year. To sign up for payroll deduction, please complete the PDF form and return to the Office of Advancement. You may also make a direct gift to the area of your choice using the online form. For more information about payroll deduction or other questions about giving, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2902.