Your Year-end Support Makes a Difference

If you are receiving this newsletter, your life or, perhaps, the life of someone you love, has been touched by Montclair State University. In educating some of the State’s most ambitious, determined students, the University routinely changes lives by fueling dreams and turning aspirations into possibilities. Providing New Jersey’s students with an accessible education is profoundly empowering for our students and our state. We must make sure that education is available to every student who wants it.

Facing diminished state aid and ever-increasing costs, Montclair State must turn to alumni, friends and supporters to help make that education possible. As the year winds quickly down, and you consider year-end charitable giving, remember that your support is especially critical in helping Montclair State University continue to educate the dreamers, thinkers and doers who will strengthen and lead our communities, our state and our nation. As 2016 comes to an end and a new year with new opportunities unfolds, there are several options to make a year-end investment in the University in the most tax-wise and effective manner.

The most convenient, secure and expedient way to ensure that your year-end gift to Montclair State University is received on time, is to make it online via our secure server.

You may make an online gift any time before 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on December 31, 2016.

Contributions mailed via U.S. Postal Service with postmark and check date on or before December 31, 2016 will be credited for 2016. Mail your check — payable to the Montclair State University Foundation — to:

Montclair State University Foundation

1 Normal Avenue

Montclair, NJ 07043

Be sure to indicate in the subject line to which fund, program, or area of the University you would like to apply your gift.

• If the securities have appreciated since they were purchased there could be a double benefit in that the full market value may be tax-deductible and you will avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation.
• Transfer securities electronically, allowing one to two business days for funds to transfer into Montclair State Foundation’s account by December 31, 2016. Provide extra time for gifts of mutual funds and paper stock certificates.
• See steps for making a gift of securities or call Ana Gomez at 973-655-4344 to make your gift.

Please consult your tax or financial adviser to discuss your specific situation.

By choosing Montclair State you’re making an immediate and positive difference to Montclair State students. To make an impact, make your gift today.