Making a gift today is easy!

Whether you wish to make an immediate gift, or a pledge, you can make your gift using one of these methods:

  Online: Click here to make your gift through our secure server
  By phone: Please call 1-800-267-7837 to make a credit card donation or to update your credit card number for pledge payment purposes.

We are in the office at reduced hours. Replies will take between 3-5 business days. Thank you for your patience.

  By mail: Cheque can be made payable to Queen's University

Office of Advancement, Gift Services
Summerhill Building
55 Stuart Street
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6

Other Types of Gifts

Planned Gifts: Through planned giving, you can achieve philanthropic objectives while minimizing tax implications and maximizing other financial benefits. Planned gifts can be expressed through various funding channels:
  • bequests
  • charitable remainder trusts
  • gifts of property or goods (gifts in kind)
  • gifts of registered retirement funds (RRSPs and RRIFs)
  • gifts of stocks and securities
  • charitable life insurance

Learn more about Gift Planning, or contact the Gift Planning team to explore options specific to your financial and philanthropic needs.

  Gifts of Securities/Stocks: Gift publicly traded stock and securities and receive a tax receipt for the full appreciated value without being subject to capital gains tax. Please contact us for more details: Telephone: 1-800-267-7837 gifts@queensu.ca.
 

Matching Gifts

If you or your spouse work for a company that offers matching gifts, your donation to the Queen's could have double the impact. Learn more about matching gifts and how to maximize your contribution.

 

International Gifts

Donors to Queen's University who are taxpayers in other countries should review local tax laws and regulations for details or consult a local professional tax advisor.

For more information on international gifts, consult Queen's University Office of Advancement Gift Services, 1-800-267-7837 (toll-free U.S. and Canada) or 1-613-533-2060.

Residents of the United States

Alumni and Relatives

Queen's University alumni and their family (family members are defined as spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, and siblings) can make donations directly to the university and use the Queen's University's charitable receipt for their U.S. income tax returns under the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention.

Friends

If you want to make a gift to Queen's as an American resident but you are not an alumni or related to an alumni, you can make a donation - with tax advantages - through the U.S. Foundation is a 501©(3) tax-exempt organization recognized under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

Please make your cheque to the U.S. Foundation for Queen's University at Kingston.

Mailing Address

U.S. Foundation for Queen's University at Kingston
5614 Connecticut Ave NW
Box 130
Washington DC 20015-2604
UNITED STATES

If you have any questions about the U.S. Foundation or making gifts from the U.S, please contact Queen's University Office of Advancement Gift Services, 1-800-267-7837 (toll-free U.S. and Canada) or 1-613-533-2060.


Residents of the United Kingdom

If you are a U.K. taxpayer, you can make a gift through the Chapel & York U.K. Foundation Limited, a registered charity (1172653) who will issue a receipt for your donation. Queen's is a member of the Chapel & York family of foundations.

Gift Aid

If you are a U.K. taxpayer, you can declare Gift Aid and maximize the impact of your contribution to Queen's. If a donation is eligible for Gift Aid, Chapel & York will submit and process a claim to HMRC and grant the reclaimed tax to Queen's, along with your donation.

Learn more about Gift Aid

Online donations

Online donations can be made at Chapel & York U.K. Foundation. Donations are processed via Stripe/PayPal and are subject to external processing fees, which are 1.4% +20p.