Year-End Giving

Checks can be made payable to:

Teachers College

and mailed to:

525 West 120th Street
Box 306
New York, NY 10027

The link below will take you to our Stock Transfer Transmittal form. You can fill it out yourself or send it to your broker to execute your wishes. Please note that gifts of stock, especially at the end of the calendar year, are a popular vehicle for giving, and paperwork may be delayed at either end of the transaction by sheer volume.  To ensure your gift will be completed for the year 2025, you should plan to make it five working days before December 31.

Securities Transmittal Form

NOTE: Please send an email with the details of your gift to institutionaladvancement@tc.columbia.edu, including name of stock and number of shares, to ensure your gift is properly acknowledged and recorded.

The link below will take you to our form for Wire Transfers of Cash, with the information you need to complete the transaction.

Wire Transfer Transmittal Form

NOTE: Please send an email with the details of your wire transfer gift to institutionaladvancement@tc.columbia.edu to ensure it is properly acknowledged and recorded.

Another popular and relatively easy way to give is through your Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Here is how it works:

• You must be at least 70.5 years old
• This can be counted towards your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
• A qualified charitable contribution (QCD) from your IRA can be up to $108,000 for 2025.
• You will not receive a charitable deduction on your gift, but the gift is totally free from any tax liability on your part.
• To be considered a QCD, your gift must be issued directly from your plan administrator to Teachers College. However, some financial institutions offer IRA checkbooks, which can also be used to make a QCD.
• Checks from your IRA must be issued by your plan administrator by December 31st to count towards your RMD and tax year 2025. However, if you are sending a check from an IRA checkbook, your check must be deposited by December 31st. Therefore, we recommend that you mail any checks from an IRA checkbook no later than Friday, December 12th.
• TC's EIN (which you may need to provide to your plan administrator) is: 13-1624202

NOTE: please let us know of your IRA gift by emailing us at institutionaladvancement@tc.columbia.edu, as many plan administrators do not include donor names on the check.

A new federal tax law going into effect in 2026 may affect how you plan for your charitable contributions. The impact will depend upon your unique financial circumstances and whether or not you itemize your income tax deductions.

For Non-Itemizers:

Beginning in 2026, non-itemizers will be allowed to deduct up to $1,000 in charitable contributions and couples filing jointly will be able to deduct up to $2,000. This deduction may reduce your taxable income and save you taxes.

For Itemizers:

If you itemize your income tax deductions, there are two new rules that may limit your tax savings beginning in 2026. The effects will depend upon your own circumstances.

• The charitable deduction for itemizers will be subject to a new "floor" before deductions begin. The new floor is 0.5% of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for most taxpayers. For example, if your AGI is $100,000, the first $500 of your total charitable contributions for the year will not be deductible, but the rest will.

• In addition, donors who are in the very highest income tax bracket and pay 37% will have the tax savings value of their charitable deduction capped at 35%. The charitable deduction will still reduce your taxable income and save taxes, but if you are in the 37% bracket your tax savings will be limited to 35%, a reduction in tax savings of 2¢ for each dollar you contribute.

For Estates:

This new tax law makes permanent and indexes for inflation the higher exemption from Gift and Estate taxes which was set to expire at the end of 2025. This means individuals will be able to pass a total of $15 million in lifetime and estate giving to heirs with no Federal tax.

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The information provided is for general purposes only and does not constitute tax or legal advice. Individual circumstances vary, and we encourage you to consult your own independent tax advisor to determine the effect of your donation on your particular situation.