Ways to Give

Estate Planned Giving to Muhlenberg
Please contact Philip Ellmore in the Development Office at (800)464-2374 for more information.

Cash
Current law allows you to deduct the full amount of your cash gift (or the full fair market value of securities) in the year the gift is made up to an amount equal to 50% of your adjusted gross income. Any portion of the deduction in excess of that 50% limitation may be carried forward for up to an additional five years.  As a result, your out-of-pocket cost of a cash gift will almost certainly be lower than the benefit received by Muhlenberg.

Checks may be sent to:

Muhlenberg College
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
2400 W. Chew Street
Allentown, PA  18104

Credit Cards
By phone: 
Gifts, pledges and payments can be made by phone at 800-859-2243 using Visa, MasterCard and/or American Express

Online:
To make a credit card gift online, go to "Giving" in the navigation bar to select the fund you would like to support or click here to make your gift now.  Muhlenberg College uses a third party vendor to secure your online gift.

Matching Gifts
Thousands of companies and corporate foundations match gifts to non-profit institutions such as Muhlenberg.  Also, matching gifts are a great way to increase support of Muhlenberg without additional out-of-pocket expense.

Matching gifts are a very important source of support for Muhlenberg!  You can double or even triple the value of your donation and enhance your total for gift club membership by simply notifying your employer of your gift to Muhlenberg.  You may be eligible to submit matching gift claims from both your own and your spouse's employer for the same gift.  Contact the human resources office at your employer, your spouse's employer or even your former employer (if you are retired) to inquire about their matching gift program.

Gifts of Stock
If you have owned a stock for more than 12 months and it has appreciated in value during that time, you would incur a capital gains tax by selling it.  However, if you give that stock to Muhlenberg as a gift, you avoid the capital gains tax and can also claim an income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the gift up to an amount equal to 30% of your adjusted gross income.  Any unused deduction may be carried forward for up to five years.

Electronic Transfers of Shares of Publicly Traded Stock and Mutual Funds:
Shares of publicly traded companies and mutual funds may be transferred electronically to Muhlenberg College by using the Muhlenberg account at Stifel Nicolaus.

Remember to instruct your broker to contact Philip Ellmore regarding the pending transfer, and to share with us your name, the number of shares, the name of the corporation or mutual fund and the anticipated date of transfer.

You will need to provide your broker with the DTC (Deposit Trust Company) number and Muhlenberg's account number.

At Stifel Nicolaus, the DTC Number is 0793, and the Muhlenberg College Account Number is 4056-5163 .  Our account representative is Brad Greenawald (610-782-5400).