Give Online
Make a gift by credit card through our online giving form.
Give By Mail
Make check payable to the Potsdam College Foundation and mail to:
Potsdam College Foundation, Inc.
6th Floor Raymond Hall
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY 13676-2294
Please note the designation of your gift in the memo of your check.
Give By Phone
Contact us at (315) 267-3053 to provide credit card information over the phone.
Payroll Deduction
Current SUNY Potsdam faculty and staff can elect to make charitable contributions to the College through automatic payroll deduction. To sign up, complete the Payroll Deduction Authorization Form (PDF), which is available to those with a Campus Computer Account (CCA). Please upload your completed form using this secure link.
Plan a Future Gift
Gift planning allows you to make a future gift to SUNY Potsdam in a way that may offer financial benefits to you and your loved ones. These thoughtful contributions—like bequests, charitable trusts, or gifts through your IRA—help sustain the College for generations to come. Explore Options Here.
Establishing an Endowment
Learn MoreNamed Spaces
The Potsdam College Foundation offers a variety of naming opportunities in recognition of significant gifts to the College. Gifts received for the purpose of naming a physical space on the SUNY Potsdam campus shall be designated in support of the Potsdam Promise. To discuss current naming opportunities or for more information, email donorrelations@potsdam.edu.
More Ways to Give
Stocks, Bonds and Other Appreciated Securities
Review our instructions on electronic transfer of shares.
Giving Through Your IRA
If you are at least 70½ years old, you can make gifts to SUNY Potsdam directly from your IRA (a “qualified charitable distribution,” or QCD). If you are required to take a minimum distribution (RMD), your charitable gift will count toward your annual RMD.
You begin the QCD process by submitting a request to your IRA administrator either online or by mail. View a sample request letter. Most QCDs go to SUNY Potsdam as a check from the IRA administrator. Checks should be made payable to the Potsdam College Foundation and mailed to 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676. You will also need the Foundation’s Federal ID Number/Employer Identification Number (EIN), which is 23-7088021.
Oftentimes these checks do not identify the donor or the fact that it is a QCD. It is helpful if you contact us when you request your QCD from your plan administrator. Make sure to contact us for additional help in the process.
To learn more about giving through your IRA visit our IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution page.
Matching Gifts
Find out if your employer will match all or a portion of your gift.