The decision to give and the impact on our students
is personal and life changing.

Giving online is secure and easy. 

By check —
Please make payable to:
JSRCC Educational Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 26924
Richmond, Virginia 23261-6924

We also accept MasterCard and VISA.  To transfer stock, real property or gifts-in-kind, please call 804-523-5181.

Learn more about planned giving, a wonderful way to maximize your contribution.  

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Supporting Programs that Matter to You
Your unrestricted gift enables Reynolds to fund programs and services of the highest priority. From new programs to the latest technologies to emergency assistance funds for students, unrestricted gifts broadly support our students and college programs.

With a restricted gift, you may choose to support one of our campaign initiatives or a specific program or project that matters to you.

Your unrestricted or restricted gift may be made to the Annual Fund or as a Major Gift. The Annual Fund can support a number of areas including student scholarships, library acquisitions, equipment and special projects. Major Gifts are usually larger-sized gifts of cash or other assets, often with installments paid across as many as five years and can be made for a number of purposes.

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Honoring People Who Matter
A gift made to Reynolds may honor a family member, friend, or someone who has made a difference in your life.

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Endowments
Gifts to J. Sargeant Reynolds' endowment provide the college’s capital, the financial foundation on which its future depends. The college’s endowment grows through prudent investment to meet current and future needs, and the annual payout the endowment generates is used to support institutional goals and priorities.

Donors may elect to designate their gift to building the college's endowment or they may established a personal endowment fund for a specific purpose*. Donors who create personal endowments often do so to honor or commemorate a friend, family member, or favorite professor. These personal endowment funds support academic programs, faculty chairs, or other programs of interest to the donor.
Corporations and organizations may create an endowment to solidify the excellence and persistence of a program of study that relates to their business or charitable interests.
An example of such a partnership is the Ukrop’s Center for Culinary Education located at the Downtown Campus. Established through a $500,000 gift from Ukrop’s Supermarkets, the Center trains Ukrop’s associates in food preparation and sanitation.

Whatever the purpose, supporting the college's endowment gives you the satisfaction of knowing that your gift will benefit students and the Richmond community for many generations.

*Endowments at Reynolds can be established with a minimum gift of $50,000. For information about Foundation endowments, contact the Foundation staff.

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Types of Gifts Cash Gifts
Gifts of cash usually come in the form of a check or credit card payment. You can now make your credit card donation to the College:  Give Now

Pledges
Donors may also choose to make a pledge through a formal declaration of intent to give. Some fulfill their pledges immediately, while others spread out their gift over several years.

Appreciated Securities (Stock)
A gift of long-term appreciated securities has two major advantages. It provides the donor with an immediate income tax deduction and eliminates capital gains taxes to the extent allowed by tax law. Typically, donors have stock transferred from their brokerage account to the account the Foundation holds with Wachovia. The Foundation also will receive stock certificates.

Real Estate
You may gift a residence—and continue to live there as long as you want—or other real property to Reynolds and receive tax benefits allowable by law.

Tangible Personal Property
Valuable artwork or other tangible personal property is a way to make a gift. For these types of gifts, the donor obtains an appraisal in order to take advantage of allowable tax deductions.

Planned Giving
Planned gifts are a wonderful way to maximize your gift. The simplest and most common form of a planned gift is designating the college in one’s will for a specific sum or percentage of the estate. A variety of other instruments are available:

Charitable Gift Annuities
With a charitable gift annuity, you make a contribution of cash or appreciated securities in return for a fixed annual income backed by the assets of the college. In return for your gift, Reynolds will pay income to you, and/or another person you choose, for life. Part of the income is treated as return of principal every year and is tax-free. In addition, you receive a sizeable charitable income tax deduction in the year in which the gift annuity is established, which can be carried over for five more years, if necessary. Upon the death of the annuitant and any other income beneficiary, the assets are used by the college according to your specifications.

Life Insurance
Naming Reynolds as a beneficiary of a term life insurance policy will provide a gift at your death. Giving a policy with cash value provides an immediate gift.
Retirement Plan Designation
There may be estate tax advantages to designating the college as a beneficiary of the remainder of one’s retirement plan.

Does Your Company Match Gifts?
Your contribution to the Foundation can be augmented through your company's matching gift program. By matching employee gifts, businesses ensure that their charitable resources support causes that are close to the hearts of their employees and their community. Contact your company's human resources office to see if your company offers a corporate matching gift program.