Annual Gifts

Gifts to Chatham’s Annual Fund support challenging and innovative academic programs, valuable hands-on learning opportunities, and life-changing scholarships for our students. Explore your options to give annually on this page.

Make Your Annual Gift Online

Click the button below to visit our secure online giving page and make your gift today. Chatham University accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, mobile pay, and web pay.

Make Your Annual Gift by Mail

Send your check or money order, payable to Chatham University to:

Chatham University
Office of University Advancement
107 Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Make Your Annual Gift by Phone

Please call our toll-free gift line at 1-855-692-4284.

Gifts of Stock

Please use the following information:

Agency: Bessemer Trust Co.
Agent: John McQuade
Email: McQuade@bessemer.com
Phone: 212-708-9363
Account Name: Chatham University
Depository Trust Corporation (DTC) Number: 901 – BNY Mellon, for account 207944 – Bessemer Trust
For Further Credit to: NN3686 – Chatham University Custody

IRA Charitable Rollover/Qualified Charitable Distribution 

Chatham University has partnered with FreeWill, an online software tool that makes giving from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) even easier. If you are at least 70 ½ or older, now is the perfect time to consider making your annual gift with a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA. To learn more, visit .  
 
Start the process with FreeWill or reach out to your broker this month to initiate your gift to ensure Chatham receives it by December 29, 2023. Notify your financial advisor of your intention to make a gift and note that our full legal name is 
 

Chatham University
Office of University Advancement
107 Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 
Federal Tax ID number: 25-0717890 

If the donor has an IRA account with donor check writing privileges and/or a stipulation that the contribution must be deposited prior to December 31, the gift must be received by December 31 to ensure deposit before January 1. 

To make a charitable IRA rollover gift, a donor must meet the following criteria: 

  • The gift must be from a traditional or Roth IRA (no 401(k)s, 403(b)s, etc.). 
  • The donor must be at least 70½. 
  • The gift must be to a public charity other than a supporting organization. 
  • The gift must not be to a donor-advised fund maintained by the charity. 
  • The gift must be outright (no life income arrangements). 
  • The gift, combined with other qualifying IRA charitable rollover gifts made during the year, must not exceed $100,000.  

Wire Transfers

Please use the following information:

Domestic

Bank: Dollar Bank
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
ABA (Routing) Number: 243074385
Account Number: 52673684794
Name on Account: Chatham University

If Denominated in USD

Swift: DBNKUS3P
Bank: Dollar Bank | Pittsburgh, PA
Dollar Bank Account Number: 52673684794
Dollar Bank Account Name: Chatham University General Account

If Denominated in Foreign Currency (Wells Fargo will convert to USD):

Intermediary Swift: WFBIUS6WFFX
Intermediary Bank: WELLS FARGO | San Francisco
Beneficiary Swift: DBNKUS3P
Beneficiary Bank: DOLLAR BANK | Pittsburgh, PA
Dollar Bank Account Number: 52673684794
Dollar Bank Account Name: Chatham University General Account