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At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, your gift builds transformative experiences that supports faculty that ask the hard questions, lifelong connections with classmates across disciplines and interests, internships that spark purpose, and research on today's biggest questions. What will your gift help build? 

Outright Gifts

Credit Card
Make an online gift using a credit card, Venmo, or PayPal. Make a one-time gift, create an installment plan, or choose to be a sustaining donor by creating a recurring gift.

If you prefer to make your credit card gift over the phone, call the Office of Advancement at 888-KNOXCOL (888-566-9265) or 309-341-7233.

Check
You can mail a check made out to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, along with a note telling us how to direct your gift, to: Office of Advancement, Campus Box K230, 2 E South Street, Galesburg, IL 61401

Electronic Funds Transfer
You can transfer funds to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø via ACH or wire payments. Click here for instructions.

Cryptocurrency
Donate your currency, name a gift intention, and request a tax receipt—all in a few minutes using our secure Crypto donation tool.

Securities
Donate stocks online using our secure stock transfer tool or transfer securities through your broker. Click below to learn more:

Donate Securities

Qualified Charitable Distribution From Your IRA
If you are 70.5 and older, support 51³Ô¹ÏÍø directly from your IRA account while reducing your future tax burden. Make your donation online in as little as 10 minutes.

Donor Advised Funds
Our secure DAF donation tool automatically notifies us of your gift intention. It integrates with your DAF custodian to make recommending a DAF grant seamless and easy.

Other Outright Gifts
51³Ô¹ÏÍø also accepts gifts of real estate or other personal property, such as works of art, antiques, coin collections, vehicles, and other tangible property. Contact us to learn more about this type of gift.

Matching Gifts

Many employers will match the gift you make to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. See if your employer offers a match.

Planned Gifts

When you support 51³Ô¹ÏÍø through your , designate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as a beneficiary of a or life insurance policy, or make a gift that provides you income through a or , your gift has the potential to support 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's mission in perpetuity. Your love for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø lives on for generations.

You can learn more about ways to leave your legacy at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø on our gift planning site:

When you make arrangements for a planned gift, we’ll also recognize you through membership in the Old Main Society.