How to Give

Eastern Kentucky University operates on a fiscal year calendar, running from July 1 to June 30. If you are mailing a donation at the end of the calendar year or the fiscal year, please remember that your gift will be credited on the date of your postmark. For electronic securities transfers, the gift is credited on the date it transfers into the EKU brokerage account. All University donations are held by the EKU Foundation and are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Click here to make a secure online gift using a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover

Mail a Gift or Pledge Payment
Send your check or money order payable to the EKU Foundation to:

EKU Development Office   
CPO 19A    
521 Lancaster Avenue  
Richmond, KY  40475

Make a gift using VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover by Phone
Call the Development Office at 859-622-1583.

Securities
To contribute appreciated securities to the EKU Foundation, please contact a member of the development staff at 859-622-1583, or have your broker do the same. Our staff will instruct you on the transfer process, as well as alert appropriate parties about the incoming transfer. Stock gifts may be wired electronically to the EKU Foundation stock account from your own, or paper certificates may be signed over to the EKU Foundation. For paper transfers, our office will need to provide you with stock power and transfer verification forms for your completion. EKU Foundation policy is to liquidate stock upon receipt. Preceding all stock transfers, please contact the Development Office with the following:

• Name of donor(s)
• Daytime phone number of donor(s)
• Home address of donor(s)
• Type of stock and number of shares
• Name and phone number of brokerage firm (if transferring stock electronically)
• Designation of Gift

This information will ensure accurate gift crediting. A receipt will be sent to you upon review of the stock's valuation.

Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property
When considering a gift of real estate or personal property, please contact the Development Office at 859-622-1583. The tax deductibility of these gifts depends, in part, on their value to the educational mission of Eastern Kentucky University. There are additional issues that may need to be addressed, depending on the type of property you wish to transfer. If the gift is valued at more than $5,000, the donor must obtain an independent appraisal prior to transfer to the EKU Foundation.

Other Planned Gifts
For information on structuring other types of gifts to Eastern Kentucky University, please email us at giving@eku.edu or call the Development Office at 859-622-1583. You may also request our brochure entitled "Ways of Giving", which offers more details on supporting EKU.