When you make an outright gift to ASU, your contribution begins to benefit the university right away — either providing funding for current programs or creating a reliable source of future income by expanding the university's endowment.

You can make an outright gift to ASU by donating one of the following assets:

• Cash— the simplest and easiest gift — can be given through credit/debit card transactions, cash or personal checks, cashier's checks or money orders made payable to "ASU Foundation." The foundation also has a wire account. For details about making a wire transfer, please contact us directly.
• Appreciated securities — Transferring securities to ASU may provide tax advantages. If you have held them for more than one year, your gift of securities may result in capital gains and income tax savings.
• Real estate — including personal residences, second homes, income property, and vacant or undeveloped land — may also result in a two-fold tax benefit. It is even possible to donate a portion of the property (an undivided percentage interest) and keep a portion for yourself.
• Tangible personal property — including rare books, works of art, valuable collectibles and other items of value — may result in a gift of extraordinary value to ASU and tax benefits for you.
• Intangible personal property — such as copyrights, patents and mineral rights — can generate income for the ASU program or project of your choice on a continuing basis.

Please remember that possible tax deductions or tax savings from your gift should be determined through discussions with your tax advisor.

cash gifts

Cash gifts may be charged to MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover. You may either complete the transaction online, or download a gift form and return it to the ASU Foundation.

You may also wire gifts to the ASU Foundation. To facilitate the transfer, download a wire transfer form and follow the instructions on the form.

If you are sending a check, please print out a gift form and enclose it with your check made payable to the ASU Foundation and mail it to:

ASU Foundation
Attention: Cash Receipting
P.O. Box 2260
Tempe, Arizona 85280-2260

electronic funds transfer

The Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program works in cooperation with your bank, similar to automatic teller machines, direct deposit and other electronic banking services accomplished without paper handling.

To get started, you simply need to print and complete an EFT Authorization Form indicating your desire to give a gift by Electronic Funds Transfer. This form is a PDF version. To view or print PDF files, you'll need free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

After you have completed the EFT Authorization Form, please mail it to:

ASU Foundation
Attention: Finance
P.O. Box 2260
Tempe, Arizona 85280-2260