Making a major gift
You can choose to make your gift in a number of ways to suit your preferences, your dedicated Philanthropy Manager will be on hand to guide you. Below are some of the ways you can give.
Making your gift
Cash gifts can be made using our secure online giving page, however as fees will be incurred on your transaction please get in touch with your Philanthropy Manager or email giving@sheffield.ac.uk for alternatives ways to give.
Pledges and multi-year gifts
Did you know that you can pledge a gift to be paid at a later stage or over multiple years? By setting up a Direct Debit, you can give on a schedule that suits you.
Donor Advised Funds
To give through a Donor Advised Fund, such as CAF, NPT, Prism or your bank’s own Donor Advised Fund, you'll need to request a grant distribution from the fund administrator.
Please quote 'University of Sheffield' or our exempt charity number: X1089.
Tax effective giving from the UK
- With CAF Payroll Giving your gift will come out of your salary directly, before income tax. Your employer may also match gifts through Payroll Giving.
- If you pay higher or additional rate tax you can claim tax relief on gift-aid donations. You can claim the difference between the highest rate of tax you pay, and 20% basic-rate tax.
- For example, if you're a higher-rate 40% taxpayer in England and you donate £100 and Gift Aid it; the University of Sheffield will receive £125 and you can claim £25 back in tax relief. Meaning your gift cost you £75.
- You can also benefit from tax relief when donating land, property or shares or by giving through a limited company.
Giving from overseas
- If you're based in the United States, you can give tax effectively through our 501(c)(3).
- We also offer tax effective giving for those living in Canada and Europe.