Donate

Making a gift to the Oliver Scholars Program can be beneficial to you, the donor. By considering the many different ways to make a gift to Oliver, you can select a gift vehicle that best suits your needs and interests. Often, by selecting the right option, a donor is able to make a more substantial gift than originally imagined.

To make a donation directly to the Oliver Scholars Program, please contact:

Ms. Amy Reinharz
Director of Development
The Oliver Scholars Program
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 706
New York, NY  10038-4872
(212) 430-5980 x 1107
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Gifts of Cash

Outright gifts of cash are the simplest form of support you can give to Oliver and make your gift immediately available to the Program. When you make a gift of cash, you are entitled to an income tax deduction of the amount subject to tax deduction limitations which is provided in a formal letter of acknowledgment from the Executive Director.

The types of cash gifts Oliver accepts are:

  • Personal Checks: Please make checks payable to the Oliver Scholars Program.
  • Credit Cards (gifts over $25 may be charged to MasterCard & Visa): To charge a gift to your credit card, please contact Amy Reinharz or see information below on making a gift to Oliver online via Network for Good.
  • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Check with your bank for details.Oliver's bank details are:
                  TD Bank
                  2 Wall Street, New York, NY  10005
                  Routing Number:   026013673
                  Account Number:  7922433979
  • Online: To make a gift via our online gift vendor, Network For Good, please go to http://www.oliverscholars.org/ and click on the “Donate Now” link on the right side of the page.

NOTE: Network for Good charges a 4.75% tax-deductible fee for credit card transactions, which the user can add or deduct from the donation. This fee is used to pay banks, credit card companies and other administrative costs. Network for Good does not profit from the fees.

         

Gifts of Securities

Gifts of long-term appreciated stock entitle you to an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock and allow you to avoid the capital gains tax that would have applied had you sold the stock. While gifts of stock often enable donors to contribute more to Oliver than would otherwise have been possible, please check with your accountant before doing so.

Contributions may be made directly through brokerage accounts or by physical delivery of stock certificates and powers. For more information on this type of gift, please contact Amy Reinharz.

Matching Gifts

We invite all members of the Oliver Scholars Program community to support Oliver by making and increasing the size of a gift through the use of corporate matching gifts programs. If you, or your spouse/partner, work for a company with a matching gift program, your gift may be doubled or even tripled by your employer. All you have to do is fill out the matching gift form available in your employer’s Human Resources office and enclose it with your gift – we’ll take care of the rest. For more information on this type of gift, please contact Amy Reinharz.

Tribute Gifts

In lieu of giving birthday, wedding, or other gifts, you can make a contribution to the Oliver Scholars Program in honor/memory of someone special. For more information on this type of gift, please contact Amy Reinharz.

United Way Donations

The United Way can coordinate your charitable contributions with your employer by allowing you to set aside pre-tax dollars from each paycheck to be donated to the Oliver Scholars Program on a quarterly or annual basis.

The Oliver Scholars Program’s United Way Donor Choice number is 016993. Ask your human resources department for guidelines.