FAQs

Many employers will match donations given by their employees to qualified charitable organizations. Some will even double or triple their employees' donations! To determine if your employer will match your donation to the foundation, you may contact your human resources department. Once you've determined that your employer will match your gift, you must complete the matching gift form provided by your employer and send it to the foundation. The foundation will verify your gift, complete the form, and return it to your employer. Once we receive the matching gift from your employer, we will acknowledge both you and your employer for the gift.

Also, sometimes employee spouses and retirees are often eligible as well. If your company matches, request the appropriate forms from the company's Department of Human Resources and mail it with your donations, or process the matching gift request online. Our tax ID number (EIN) is: 13-3850823.

These unrestricted gifts allow City College to apply resources where they are needed most, often where no other funds are available. For example, they may be directed toward student scholarships, emergency grants, or purchasing new laboratory equipment to help augment educational activities.

City College accepts various types of contributions:

• A gift of cash by credit card or check (via mail, phone or online)
• A recurring monthly or quarterly charge to your credit card
• A gift of appreciated securities
• A gift of real estate
• A gift through a bequest
• A charitable gift annuity payment
• A pledge over a period of up to five years
• Wire transfers

A fiscal year is a 12-month period used primarily for accounting purposes. City College’s fiscal year begins on July1 and ends on June 30.

Whom should I make my check to and where should I mail it?

First, please make your check payable to:

Foundation for City College

Second, please mail the check to:

The Foundation for City College
P.O. Box 25690
New York, NY 10087-5690

For Overnight Mail:
Attn: The Foundation for City College & #25690
4 Chase Metrotech Center
7th Floor East
Brooklyn, NY 11245

As state and city funding continues at static or decreased level, philanthropy remains critical. Whereas private institutions rely on tuition increases to bridge the gap, our student tuition at a public school is mandated by New York state and is relatively uniform across all City University of New York campuses of varying scale and scope. At approximately $6,600 a year, our tuition is below the national average of $32,405 at a private, four-year college or university. At City College, the premier STEM campus of the CUNY system, our current tuition covers only 55% of the actual cost of educating a student. The rest comes from research grants, federal support, and most importantly, you, the private donor.

All gifts to City College are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The Foundation's tax ID (EIN) number is 84-3867573. You should consult with your tax attorney and/or financial advisor.

Yes, donors often choose to remain anonymous. City College always respects a donor's stated wish for privacy.

Yes. We encourage our alumni, student families, and friends to make unrestricted gifts, which give us the flexibility to direct funds toward current needs and opportunities at City College. However, you can designate your contribution to an academic department or division, one of our libraries, or any officially recognized area of the College. 

A little goes a long way at City College. When you make a gift to the College, you join thousands of alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty, and staff who support the institution each year and make a big difference. Donations of all sizes make an impact from helping City College cover the cost of tutoring a student to providing technology and materials for our labs and research initiatives.