Giving

The 1947 Society recognizes donors whose cumulative commitments to Salve total $1 million or more. Membership is based on the total of an individual’s lifetime and estate commitments.

The Mercy Society recognizes annual donors who give $5,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual's giving during a single fiscal year.

The Salve Loyalty Society recognizes donors who have made gifts to Salve for three or more consecutive years. Special recognition is given to donors who have given ten or more consecutive years and to donors who have given 25 years cumulatively.

The Salve Legacy Society recognizes donors who have made a commitment to Salve through their will, trust or other planned gift.

The Parent Leadership Giving Society recognizes parents who give $2,500 or more during a single fiscal year.

The President’s Circles recognize annual donors who give $10,000 or more or $25,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

McAuley Circle recognizes annual donors who give $2,500 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

Ochre Circle recognizes annual donors who give $1,000 or more. Membership is based on an individual’s giving during a single fiscal year.

Use your credit card to make your gift online through our online gift form.

Mail your check made payable to:
Salve Regina University
Office of Advancement
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI 02840 

Please indicate your gift designation on the memo of the check. 

You may also call (401) 341-2902 to make a gift.

Salve offers a convenient monthly giving option through our recurring donor program. You can make a monthly automatic donation via credit/debit card or bank account by filling out our online giving form.

If you are interested in making a gift to Salve with stock or bonds, please contact Katherine Horoschak, assistant vice president for advancement, at (401) 341-2438 or katherine.horoschak@salve.edu.

When making a gift of appreciated stock, bonds or stock options, you pay no tax on the capital gains, and you can earn a charitable deduction for the fair-market value of the contribution up to a 30% limit of your adjusted gross income. Any excess deduction can be carried over for up to five years.

If you sell appreciated stock to make a gift to the University, you will have to pay tax on the capital gains. If stock is held in a brokerage account, the stock may simply be transferred.

Salve's broker:

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Attn: James Beyloune
255 State Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 428-5557

When transferring stock electronically, please notify the University in advance by calling Katherine Horoschak in the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2438.

If you physically hold the shares, the University needs to receive the stock certificate and a stock power. This stock power must include a guaranteed signature and should, for security reasons, be sent in a separate envelope from the actual certificate. Both items should be sent to Salve Regina University, Office of Advancement, Attn: Katherine Horoschak, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. For questions on contributing stock certificates, call Katherine Horoschak at (401) 341-2438.

Please note: Gifts of securities are credited at market value on the date the University gains control of the assets.

Many companies will match their employees' gifts to educational institutions, and some also match gifts from employees' spouses and retirees. Visit our matching gifts website to find out if your company has a corporate matching gift program and get the appropriate form. Return the form to Salve Regina University, Office of Advancement, 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840. If you have any questions, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

There are many ways to use gift planning to support Salve and meet your long-term estate planning goals. They include naming the University in your will or trust, establishing a life income plan or making the University the beneficiary of an insurance policy or retirement plan. For more information, contact Sandra Anthoine, assistant vice president for development and planned giving, at (401) 341-2101 or sandra.anthoine@salve.edu. You can also visit our planned giving website.

We can set up a monthly electronic funds transfer through your credit card, or you may wire your gift by visiting your bank and requesting the funds be transferred to Salve. For more information, call the Office of Advancement at (401) 341-2265.

If you are interested in making an outright gift to Salve's campaign by pledging a total amount over a period of years, please contact MaeLynn Patten, vice president for university advancement, at (401) 341-2143 or mae.patten@salve.edu.

You can create your own legacy or make a gift in memory or honor of someone by establishing a named gift. Examples include, scholarships or naming a room or building. For more information about named gifts, call Katherine Horoschak at (401) 341-2438.

University Advancement strives to build partnerships between the University and philanthropic foundations, government funding agencies and the business community. The goal is to support and encourage faculty and institutional grant-seeking activities at Salve, while helping to develop positive relationships with external funding organizations.

University Advancement works with administrators, faculty and staff from across campus to identify funding opportunities that have the potential to support institutional priorities and develop proposals that contribute to the growth of academic programs.

Whether you're in the classroom, on the sidelines, working in an office or outdoors, our collective efforts foster the success of our students and the University as a whole.

Payroll deduction is a convenient way to give to scholarships, The SALVEfund or the area of your choice throughout the year. To sign up for payroll deduction, please complete the faculty and staff giving form and return to the Office of Advancement. You may also make a direct gift to the area of your choice using the online form. For more information about payroll deduction or other questions about giving, call University Advancement at (401) 341-2902.