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Giving to Carleton

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How to Make Your Gift

There are many ways to make your gift to Carleton:

  • Give a secure on-line gift
    It's easy to make a secure gift on-line. Visit Carleton's on-line giving page to make a one-time gift or to set up recurring credit card installments.
  • Make a gift by phone
    Call Carleton's Gift Accounting Office at 800-758-9441. A staff member will speak with you about making your gift over the phone. Please have your credit card ready.
  • Mail a check or money order to:
    Carleton College
    Gift Accounting Office
    1-CENREC
    One North College Street
    Northfield, MN 55057
  • Transfer stock
    Carleton welcomes gifts of stock. To make a gift of stock that is currently held in a brokerage account, the easiest way to proceed is to instruct your broker to transfer the shares to Carleton's brokerage account. Your broker will probably require written authorization from you before transferring the stock. Please contact the Gift Accounting Office for stock delivery instructions at 800-758-9441 or giftaccounting@acs.carleton.edu.

Please ask that your broker include your name as the donor when processing your gift so that we can promptly acknowledge receipt of your gift. It is important that Carleton College is made aware of the transfer when it takes place.

  • Make a Wire Transfer
    To promptly process your gift, please contact the Gift Accounting Office at 800-758-9441 for wire instructions.
  • Matching Gifts
    You can increase your gift to Carleton through a matching gifts program. Many companies offer their employees (and even retirees and/or spouses) a matching gift benefit that in effect doubles (or in some cases even triples) your gift to Carleton. Learn more about matching gifts.
  • Life Income and Planned Gifts
    Please contact the Planned Giving Office to establish a life income gift, notify Carleton about a will provision (bequest), or discuss other types of planned gifts.
  • Capital or Endowed Gifts
    For information on making a capital or endowed gift, please contact the Carleton Development Office.
  • Payroll deduction for Carleton faculty and staff
    If you are an employee of Carleton, you can have your gift automatically deducted from your paycheck. For more information, contact Shannon Schulz at 507-222-4196.

Gift Receipts
All donations to the College are recognized quickly and accurately. A tax receipt is sent out within 48 hours of receiving your gift. We are also happy to provide additional copies of tax receipts for your records. Contact the Gift Accounting Office at 1-800-758-9441 for assistance.

Change-of Address Requests
Carleton uses various services to insure that we have proper mailing addresses for our donors. If you would like to report a new address or other changes in your personal information, here are four ways to contact our staff:

  • Use the on-line Alumni Directory to update your information. This is a great way to stay in touch with Carleton and other classmates. Information is refreshed each night.
  • Send an e-mail to addresses@acs.carleton.edu with your new information.
  • Call Central Records at 1-800-758-9441
  • Mail your information to:
Carleton College
Central Records Office
1-CENREC
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057

For more information

For assistance in making a gift to Carleton, please contact the Gift Accounting Office at 800-758-9441.