Frequently Asked Questions

The Stetson Fund ensures that academically qualified students of every economic, ethnic and social background are welcomed into more than 135 years of unbroken tradition of challenge, learning, exploration and growth. For more information, please call the Office of Development at 386-822-7455 (main campus) or the College of Law Development and Alumni Engagement office at 727-562-7818. 

Restricted gifts are earmarked for specific purposes such as a named scholarship or a specific school, program or buildings.

Every gift, no matter the amount, has an immediate and meaningful impact on the Stetson University community. Contributions add together and help to maintain the quality of a Stetson University education and help to ensure the outstanding caliber of our students. Your participation is a vote of confidence in the university which allows us to secure additional funding from corporations and foundations.

If you itemize your tax deductions. Because Stetson University is qualified as a tax-exempted organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, all gifts to the university are tax deductible.

At Stetson University, matching gifts count toward donor recognition. For example, a donor who gives a $500 gift and whose company matches the gift one-to-one is recognized for gifts of $1,000.

You can download a fact sheet on stock gifts called the stock transfer instructions (PDF)

The online giving page explains how to make an online gift.

Checks may be mailed to:

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The Office of Development is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Office of Development's phone number is 386-822-7455 (main campus) or 727-562-7818 (College of Law campus).

If you do not wish to be solicited by the university, please call, write or email the Office of Development and request that the university code the person's record for "No Solicitation."

It depends on your gift. If you're contributing by credit card at Stetson's online giving site (https://www.stetson.edu/administration/development/give/), you have until midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 31.

If you are sending your gift through the mail, payable by credit card, your gift must be received at Stetson by December 29 to allow processing time. (We suggest allowing at least one week for postal delivery time, depending on where you live.)

For gifts sent by United States Postal Service (USPS) and payable by check the envelope must be postmarked (and the check dated) no later than December 31.

Stock gifts need to be received by our broker no later than December 29, 2022, to ensure adequate year-end processing. Read the stock transfer instructions (PDF) for stock transfer instructions.

Stetson University will close for the holidays at the end of the business day on Tuesday, December 20, and will re-open for business on Tuesday, January 3. However, if you have any questions regarding year-end gifts while the University is closed, please call the Office of Development at 386-822-7455 and a staff member will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Certain states require written disclosures for nonprofit organizations soliciting contributions. Individual state disclosures are available online.

Memorials have been established throughout our campus to honor loved ones. If you would like an engraved brick at the Meadows Alumni House Patio, the Lambda Chi Alpha house or at the Vietnam Memorial, please contact [email protected]. There is no charge for vets. If you would like to establish a landscape memorial such as a tree and marker, or a bench, please contact [email protected].

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

1. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
2. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
3. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
5. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
6. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
7. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
8. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
9. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
10. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.

From CASE webpage