Year-end Giving

Thank you for considering a gift to the University of Tennessee. Your contribution creates opportunities for students, faculty, and staff, and advances our academic and public service programs.

As 2024 comes to a close, there are many options to ensure your gift is processed before the end of the calendar year.

NOTE: All times are Eastern Standard Time. Wednesday, January 1, 2025 is a university observed holiday.

The university will be closed December 23, 2024–January 1, 2025. If you wish to make a gift December 23–31, please do so online.

Although the university will be closed, you may drop off gifts at the UT Foundation at 1525 University Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37921, on the following days:

• Monday, December 23, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. EST
• Friday, December 27, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. EST
• Monday, December 30, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. EST

The UT Foundation will accept credit cards via phone on Monday, December 30, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. EST at (865) 974-0381.

Gifts made by credit card must be received no later than 11:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 31 to qualify as 2024 gifts.

Checks sent by U.S. Mail must bear a 2024 postmark.

Mail to:
UT Foundation
Advancement Services
1525 University Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921

Wire transfers of stock or other securities and cash must be received in UT Foundation account before the close of business on Tuesday December 31st. Electronic transfers can take 24 hours or as much as 48-72 hours. Electronic transfer instructions are available at utfi.org/giving/cash-gifts.

In order for gifts of securities to qualify as 2024 gifts, the securities must be received in the Foundation’s brokerage account by December 31, 2024. Gifts of mutual funds and physical stock certificates should be initiated by December 13, 2024, for calendar year 2024 credit. Electronic transfers of securities should be initiated on Friday, December 20, to qualify as 2024 gifts. For gifts of securities please utilize the Foundation’s brokerage account at BNY Mellon / Pershing: utfi.org/giving/stocks-securities.

Stock transfer information:

• DTC Eligible Securities
• DTC Number: 0443
• Pershing, LLC
• For credit to account number: N7M002366
• Client account name: The University of Tennessee
• UT Foundation tax identification number is: 62-1844686

Planned Giving Opportunities

If you haven’t yet taken full advantage of the IRA Charitable Rollover, there is still time left in the calendar year to do so. IRA account holders aged 70½+ can donate up to $105,000 tax-free, and those 73+ can count rollovers toward required minimum distributions. Learn more at giftplanning.utk.edu/give-from-your-ira.

You can also establish your legacy at UT through other planned giving opportunities, such as Donor Advised Fund (DAF) Grants. Learn more at giftplanning.utk.edu/donor-advised-funds.

For more information on how you can establish your legacy at UT, please contact the Office of Gift Planning at: 865-974-3388 or giftplanning@utk.edu.