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Ways to Give

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How to Make a Gift

Alumni, parents, and friends make gifts to Yale with many kinds of assets and in a variety of forms. Options include cash, checks, credit card payments, gifts of marketable securities, and other assets.
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Recognition

Yale is immensely grateful for the support of alumni, parents, students, and friends who have helped to build and sustain the university during its more than 300 years of existence. The following societies recognize the university’s dedicated and generous donors.
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Annual Giving

Annual giving provides the critical current use resources that sustain Yale’s commitment to leadership in teaching and research.
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Reunion Giving

Reunion campaigns account for a significant portion of gifts received by the university each year, providing essential endowment and current use support.
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Capital Giving

Capital gifts to Yale ensure a strong permanent endowment, help to build and restore campus facilities, and sustain a comprehensive range of academic programs.
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Planned Giving & Bequests

With a planned giving strategy, you can put your assets to work for any part of Yale you choose—while you and the university share in the benefits. This website introduces the many gift options available at Yale. If one of these strategies seems right for you, we invite you to contact us to learn more.