Making a Gift: Ways to Give
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There are many ways to make a gift to Bentley:
CASH GIFTS
You can write a check payable to Bentley University or charge the gift on MasterCard, VISA, Discover or American Express.
Mail Checks to:
Bentley University
Development Office – Lewis Hall
175 Forest Street, Waltham
Massachusetts 02452-4705, USA
Call in with a Credit Card:
800.523.6853 (Toll free for US)
781.891.2230
You can wire transfer to
Bank of America
ABA # 0260-0959-3
Credit to Bentley University #9429172754
Swift Code - BOFA US3N (for international transfers)
You can also make a gift online.
For more information, please call us at 781.891.2230 or 800.5.BENTLEY (800.523.6853) or e-mail givinginfo@bentley.edu.
SECURITIES
Gifts of appreciated securities can provide a charitable deduction and avoid capital gains tax. For more information, please contact Senior Director of Special Gifts Jack Pini by telephone at 781.891.2228 or e-mail jpini@bentley.edu.
PLANNED GIVING
Planned gifts provide multiple avenues for donors to support Bentley while also realizing excellent tax and financial planning benefits for themselves and loved ones. Planned gifts can be made through outright contributions, via trusts and bequests, or in some combination of financial instruments. Our online gift calculator illustrates how you could receive a return on your investment in Bentley.
For more information, please visit our planned giving web site, or contact Amy Chick, MSPFP ’04, Gift Planning Administrator at 781-891-2556 or giftplanning@bentley.edu.
MATCHING GIFTS
Leverage your gift to the university through your company’s matching gift program, which can multiply the amount of your contribution and qualify you for membership in the Harry C. Bentley Society. To find out if your company (or your spouse’s) has a matching gift program, please contact your Human Resources Office or visit the matching gifts company listing and enter your employer's name. You may also contact us by phone at 781.891.2040 or e-mail Bill Bennett Managing Director, The Bentley Fund, at wbennett@bentley.edu
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS
Dozens of companies and charitable foundations partner with Bentley to support student scholarships, curriculum development, faculty research, and technology initiatives. To learn more, contact Len Morrison, Managing Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Sponsored Programs, lmorrison@bentley.edu, 781.891.2575 or click here.
