Ways to Give
Your gift to Kenyon is an in investment in our students and the life-changing impact of a Kenyon education. You may choose to make your gift in a number of ways including, online, by mail, or by phone.
Gifts to the Kenyon Fund and Kenyon Parents Fund may be made at gift.kenyon.edu via our secure server.
Checks may be sent to the
Office of Advancement
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 43022.
Recurring gifts to the Kenyon Fund can be made through convenient automatic deductions from your credit card or checking account. Just select the recurring gift option or call us at 740-427-5152.
Matching gifts through your employer can increase the power of your gift. If your gift is eligible, please request a matching gift form from your employer or spouse’s employer.
You may also give through your donor advised fund or by using a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA, if you qualify. As a reminder, to count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD), the funds must come out of your IRA by your RMD deadline (which is generally Dec. 31). You may notify Nathan Soliday when the gift has been requested and provide his name if a contact is requested.
A gift of securities offers you a number of advantages. Your gift is the full market value of the securities, and you may deduct this amount from your taxable income for federal income tax purposes (up to a limit of 30 percent of your adjusted gross income in the gift year, with any excess carried over for up to five subsequent years). Moreover, you will never have to pay capital-gains tax on the increased value of the securities, as you would if you sold them and donated cash.
There are two processes for making a gift, depending on the nature of the securities. In both instances, at the time of the gift, please notify Nathan Soliday (contact details below). That way we will know who is giving the gift and to whom receipts should be sent for tax purposes.
The value of a gift of securities is established using the mean of the high and low stock quotations on the day the securities pass to Kenyon's control. More information about the date of contribution can be found below. For information on making gifts of closely held stock, life insurance, or other property, Nathan Soliday, director of gift and records management, at soliday1@kenyon.edu, 740-427-5150.
Securities held with a broker
Instruct the broker to transfer the securities from your account to Kenyon's account (see our broker's information below), and at the same time inform Nathan Soliday of the transfer by mail, email soliday1@kenyon.edu, or telephone 740-427-5150.
Kenyon College Broker
Lincoln-Douglas Investments, LLC
051 Newark Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
Phone: 740-397-1397
DTC Number through National Financial Services: 0226
Kenyon Account Number: LDR000159. Broker Number: MV2.
Securities represented by a physical certificate
Send the unendorsed certificate and, under separate cover, a signed (with medallion signature guarantee gotten from a bank or brokerage firm) stock-power form (PDF) executed in blank (no named transferee) and a letter of authorization (states number of shares and name of stock and the allocation for proceeds of sale) with a medallion signature guarantee to:
Nathan Soliday
Director of Gift and Records Management
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 43022-9623
Date of Contribution for Gifts of Securities
If the securities are transferred electronically (via DTC), then the date of contribution is the date on which the securities are received in Kenyon's account. Please note that the gift of securities is not complete until you, and your transfer agent, have delivered the securities to Kenyon's account. Merely instructing your broker to make the transfer is not enough to satisfy the IRS legal requirement. It has been our experience that, in some cases, brokers move stocks into a temporary account or delay completing the transfer. Be sure to let your broker know that it is essential that the transfer to Kenyon be executed immediately.
For stock certificates mailed or delivered to Kenyon, the date of contribution is the latest of: (a) the postmark on the envelope containing the certificate, (b) the postmark on the envelope containing the stock power, (c) the endorsement date on the certificate or stock power, or (d) the date the certificate is hand-delivered to an agent of Kenyon.
If a stock certificate is not sent to Kenyon but registered in our name by the donor and the donor's agent, the date of contribution is the date the stock is transferred on the books of the issuing corporation.
For more information, see IRS Publication 561.
Charitable donations of cryptocurrency are an area of growing interest, and Kenyon can accept these gifts. If you're interested in exploring this option, we would be happy to work with you. Contact us.
Gifts of real estate can be very attractive for you and for Kenyon. We would be happy to explore with you a gift of a home, vacation property, condominium or undeveloped land. Gifts of property other than cash securities or real estate can also offer you significant tax while benefiting Kenyon. Contact us.
Memorial gifts of any amount may be made to the Kenyon Fund in memory of a loved one. The family will be notified of all gifts given. For online gifts, please include the name of your loved one in the “In Honor of” field, or send a check to Kenyon College, Development Office, Gambier, OH 43022.
A memorial endowment fund may be established with gifts and commitments totaling $100,000 or more.For additional information and discussion, please contact Director of Donor Relations Kris Caldwell ‘84 at caldwellk@kenyon.edu.
Obituaries may be sent to editor@kenyon.edu
Creative gift and estate planning can benefit Kenyon, you and your loved ones. Gifts made through estates allow the college to recognize a donors’ generosity in their lifetime while creating a lasting legacy at Kenyon. People who include the College in their estate plans are recognized through membership in the Marriott Society. Learn more about planned giving