| Gift Type | Deadline (all times listed are EST) | How to Submit Gift | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Credit Card Online Fastest and most efficient way to submit a gift! | Wednesday, December 31, 11:59 p.m. | Giving to MIT website: https://giving.mit.edu | Direct your donors to the MIT Giving website and inform them the transaction needs to be processed on the Giving to MIT website by the deadline. This is the fastest and most efficient way to submit a gift to be recorded for calendar year 2025. |
Credit Card by Phone Handled by the Alumni Association (gifts of any amount) | Wednesday, December 31, 2 p.m. | Alumni Association Advancement Services (Office of Records) 617-253-8270 (select “5” on the dialpad to be connected “live” with a team member) | The Alumni Association Advancement Services is staffed to securely process credit card gifts from donors and take the information over the phone. The donation needs to be processed before the deadline to ensure it is recorded in the correct year. If you receive a gift form from a donor with credit card information or if you are speaking to a donor who wishes to make a gift via credit card, call 617-253-8270 for processing. Please do not send credit card information to us via email or campus mail, and do not ask donors to email or fax credit card information. |
| Stock Transfers & Mutual Funds | Wednesday, December 31, 4 p.m. | Stock transfer instructions: Mutual fund instructions: | The US stock market closes at 4 p.m. on December 31. If stocks are not received in MIT’s State Street account by this time, the gift cannot be considered a calendar year 2025 gift. |
| Wire Transfers | Wednesday, December 31, 5 p.m. | Wire transfer instructions: https://giving.mit.edu/wire-transfers | When planning your year-end wire transfer, check the hours of operation for your financial institution to ensure it is open. |
| Checks | Checks must be dated and postmarked on or before Wednesday, December 31, 2024, and received by Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 5 p.m. | Office of the Recording Secretary | Any gift check from an individual donor—dated and postmarked by Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and received by Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 5 p.m.—will be credited and recorded as a calendar year 2025 gift. Save all gift mailing envelopes (from USPS or a delivery service) and provide them to RSO, as they are needed for proof of postmark. |
| New Pledges | Pledges made by email must be sent on or before Wednesday, December 31, 11:59 p.m. Pledges made by mail must be dated and postmarked by Wednesday, December 31, 2024, and received by Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 5 p.m. | Office of Recording Secretary or via email to recsec@mit.edu | Payments made on pledges are tax-deductible in the calendar year they are made. |
| Gifts-in-Kind | Items must be received on campus by Wednesday, December 31, 5 p.m. | Office of the Recording Secretary (RSO) using the online MIT Gift-in-Kind Form | The property or item needs to be located on campus and entered into the MIT Gift-in-Kind form by the deadline. |
As you communicate with donors or directly receive gifts, the Office of the Recording Secretary (RSO) and the Alumni Association Advancement Services (Office of Records) ask you to be aware of these deadlines to ensure gifts are recorded and credited before the end of the calendar year.
The Office of the Recording Secretary (RSO) and the Alumni Association Advancement Services teams are currently working a hybrid schedule. We receive mail from USPS and campus mail (which is delivered by MIT Mail Services) and deliveries from UPS and FedEx in secure mailboxes at the front and back entrances of W98. Members of our staff are in W98 on a regular (but not daily) schedule to collect the mail and deposit checks.
DLCIs and donors should expect a delay in check processing times due to delays in the USPS mail that are outside the control of MIT.
Contact
Office of the Recording Secretary
617-253-5048
recsec@mit.edu
RSO Staff Directory
Alumni Association Advancement Services (Office of Records)
617-253-8270
alumnirecords@mit.edu
Check gifts by mail can be directed to:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PO Box 412926
Boston, MA 02241-2926
Check gifts by FedEx/DHL/UPS should be sent to:
Bank of America Lockbox Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 412926
MA5-527-02-07
2 Morrissey Blvd
Dorchester, MA 02125