How to Make a Gift

Visit go.lclark.edu/give to use our easy online giving form to securely give via credit card, PayPal, or bank transfer. You can designate your donation for a specific purpose or give in honor or memory of someone. You’ll immediately receive your tax receipt via email.

Give Online Here

Recurring gifts are easy, sustaining, and appreciated! You decide the date of your recurring charge, and we’ll send you a compiled tax receipt at the end of the year. Use our online giving form and click “Credit Card” to see recurring payment options.

Start a Recurring Donation Here

For gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences or to the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, please call 503-768-7900.

For gifts to the Lewis & Clark Law School, please call Bettina Calaba at 503-768-6647.

Checks should be made payable to “Lewis & Clark College”. Please specify the school, department, program, or fund that you are supporting in the memo line if needed.

Mail your check or money order to:

Lewis & Clark
Advancement Services MSC 88
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219-7899

Gifts of securities–stocks, bonds, and mutual funds–often offer an even greater tax benefit than gifts of cash, uniquely benefiting students at Lewis & Clark College and you.

Lewis & Clark has partnered with FreeWill to provide a secure online stock donation platform that allows you to make a gift and complete the necessary forms in as little as 10 minutes. 

Donate Stock Here 

If you are 70.5 and older, you can donate to Lewis & Clark college directly from your IRA account, immediately supporting our students while reducing your future tax burden. With this simple online donation platform, you can complete the necessary forms in as little as 10 minutes.

If you are 73 or older (or have been subject to a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) in the past), these funds will also count towards your RMD for the year.

Lewis & Clark has partnered with FreeWill to make giving from your IRA an easy, gratifying experience. If you have questions about giving through your IRA, please contact Rebecca Holt at rebeccah@lclark.edu or 503-768-7943.

Give via Your IRA Account Here 

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are investment accounts for the sole purpose of supporting charitable organizations. If you have a DAF, you can use this secure DAF giving tool to make your impact today!

Lewis & Clark has partnered with FreeWill to provide a tool that integrates with your DAF custodian automatically and saves you the extra step of notifying us about your gift.

Give via Your DAF Here 

More and more donors are using Crypto to make a tax-smart impact. This secure Crypto donation tool automatically notifies us of your gift intention and allows you to donate your currency, name a gift intention, and request a tax receipt – all in a few minutes.

Lewis & Clark has partnered with FreeWill to make giving cryptocurrency an easy, gratifying experience.

Donate Cryptocurrency Here 

If you have included Lewis & Clark in your estate plans, use our online form to share your future gift intention with us.

If you have questions about gift planning or leaving Lewis & Clark in your will, contact Rebecca Holt at rebeccah@lclarkedu or call 503-768-7943

Document Your Legacy Gift Here 

Please call Rebecca Holt at 503-768-7943 or email rebeccah@lclark.edu.

See if your employer matches gifts here. It’s an easy way to multiply the impact of your gift!

More Information 

For instructions on sending a wire transfer, please contact us at 503-768-7900 or at giving@lclark.edu.

As a Lewis & Clark employee, you can have your gift automatically deducted from your paycheck. To initiate or update your payroll deduction, please fill out this form. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Newsome at 503-768-7963 or email jnewsome@lclark.edu 

Give via Payroll Deduction Here