Frequently Asked Questions on Making Donations
How can we help you?
There are so many ways to help more IWU students graduate and change the world.
Here’s a helpful guide to answer your most frequent questions on how best to invest in IWU students. And if you don’t find the answer to your question or need, please contact our office today.
For gifts made by mail or gifts of stock, we send out a paper receipt within 2 business days of the gift. Your online giving generates an immediate emailed receipt. After each calendar year, we mail out a summary of giving for your tax purposes.
If at any time you want to know what gifts we have credited to your name, please contact our Gift Accountant at 765-677-1439 or gift@indwes.edu.
Since Indiana Wesleyan University is a non-profit, also known as a 501(c)3, gifts are counted as charitable contributions for tax purposes.1
Indiana residents contributing to IWU qualify for the Indiana Tax Credit. For a couple filing jointly, a $400 contribution reduces their Indiana tax liability by $200. For an individual return, a $200 donation will reduce the donor's liability by $100.
For Federal Tax Returns, people who itemize deductions may deduct 100 percent of all charitable contributions subject to the general cash limitation of 50 percent of adjusted gross income.
1Individual tax situations vary; please consult your personal tax advisor
Many employers will match your gift since IWU is a non-profit – which means you can DOUBLE your investment in IWU students! To find out details and process for your specific company, talk to your Human Resources department or call us at 765-677-2230.
Phonathon is an incredible way for the young people you support here at IWU to share their stories with you. We employ more than 20 students at our Marion campus part-time to make calls to alumni and friends like you. These students are paid, which helps them support themselves, and raise money each year for scholarships, which helps them support their friends and peers at all of IWU’s campuses.
Donor Information
Your information is used to complete a transaction, generate gift receipts and communicate with you about IWU updates and events. Your records are also used for internal analysis, record keeping and reporting to relevant U.S. and State agencies. Credit card numbers shared with IWU are used for donation or payment processing and are not retained for any reason.
Donor Recognition
Your contributions may be publicized in donor recognition vehicles produced by the University, including print, spoken and/or web-based media. If you do not wish for your name to appear in these venues, please let us know that you wish to remain anonymous.
Mailing List
We use our mailing list to encourage supporters like you with the inspiring stories of what your investment in IWU students is accomplishing. However, we don’t want to send you unwanted mail. You may contact the Development Office to be removed from our mailing list. And you can always sign up for our mailing list here!
Did you find what you’re looking for? If not, please let us know if there’s a question we should have posted here. Contact us at gift@indwes.edu.