The following information may be helpful as you consider your giving at this time. Gifts of Cash Gifts of cash are generally the easiest to make to Wesleyan. They are also the most effective because they can immediately be used for a range of current needs or donor designated purposes at the College.
Gifts are deductible to the extent provided by federal and state tax laws.
Gifts may be made on both MasterCard and Visa credit cards. Please ask for the Gift Records Office. Gifts of Appreciated Property Stocks, bonds, or mutual funds make excellent gifts to the College. Gifts of appreciated securities have the advantage of capturing the appreciation with no capital gains tax being paid by the donor. You are entitled to a federal income tax charitable deduction for the fair market value of the securities on the date of the gift.