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Is Wadham College a registered charity?
Yes. Our Registered Charity number is 1139726 if you require confirmation How can I make a gift? By mail: Development Office, Wadham College, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PN, UK. Cheques should be made payable to Wadham College. By phone: Call +44 (0)1865 277595 Online: Make a singular or regular gift online by following this link. I live in America. How can I make a gift? North Americans can make single gifts to Wadham by filling in the online US Donation form and sending their donation to the University of Oxford North American Office. Tax-efficient gifts can be made through the North American Office. For planned gifts, such as legacies, please contact David Stiles, Director of Planned Giving at University of Oxford North American Office: dstiles@oxfordna.org. Other international donation forms can be found here. How do I make a gift of stock? You may make a gift of stock by filling in our online form and sending it to your stock broker or by contacting the Wadham Development Office. What are the advantages of donating online? Online credit card donations can be a cost-efficient way for us to receive donations. Credit card donations allow Wadham to receive funds faster, without having to spend time processing cheques. Also, donors need not spend money on postage. Are international donations accepted? Yes. Wadham accepts both cheques and credit cards. Are donations tax-deductible in the United Kingdom? Yes, if you are a UK tax payer. Please go to our Gift Aid page to find out more and to give in this way. Do donations qualify for tax deductions in other countries? It depends. Please visit our page about tax-efficient giving outside of the UK for more information. Will I receive a receipt? If you wish to receive a receipt for your donation, please just let us know and we will be sure to send one to you. How quickly will my donation be processed? Typically, donations are processed within a week of receipt by the Development Office. How can I find out if my employer will match my gift? The Benefits or Human Resources Office of the donor's employer (or the donor's spouse's employer) will be able to provide necessary information on the company's Matching Gift Program and the method the company uses to process matching requests. There is also a list here of many large companies that we know offer the matching gift scheme. How do I get my employer to match my gift? A matching gift is when an individual gives to a non-profit organisation and their employer donates an equal or greater amount to the same organisation. A matching gift is a great way for a donor to increase his or her contribution to Wadham College. Companies have various methods by which they can submit their matching gift requests to Wadham. These include: o paper forms o online forms (which the donor can print from the internet) o phone verification systems Can I make a donation without public recognition? Yes. Please just let us know if you wish that your gift remain anonymous and we will not add your name to the list of donors included in the Gazette. Can I make a gift in honour or in memory of someone? Yes. Gifts in memory or in honour of an individual can be made during one’s lifetime or through legacies. Please indicate this preference while making your gift, and please include the individual’s matriculation year, as appropriate. How will my gift be spent? Broadly there are three principal areas where we seek support and spend the donations given to us: Student support and hardship Endowment of academic posts Maintaining the fabric of the College and providing world class facilities How much does Wadham rely on alumni giving and the Endowment? Alumni giving is extremely important for us and will become increasingly important as higher education funding cuts come into force. In the year 2010 student fees accounted for just 29% of total revenues.
How does Wadham manage its investments (Endowment)? The Endowment is overseen by the College’s Investment Committee which comprises members of the Governing Body together with external professional advisors (some being alumni). While having a longer term horizon than many investment organisations, the College’s stance is probably a little more conservative than most. The traditional split between equities, fixed interest, and property is more than averagely biased towards the latter – for historic reasons – but some of the Endowment is managed by the University’s Asset Management division which gives the College exposure to more varied asset classes. Over the last decade, the value of the Endowment has more than doubled, while the percentage of annual running costs provided from the College’s investments has risen from 21% to 27% of the total. |
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