Below are important year-end deadlines and reminders for making your 2023 gift. Of special note, Peddie offices will be closed for the holidays from Friday, December 22 until Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
Gifts by credit card
Credit card gifts made online must be completed by Sunday, December 31 at 11:59 p.m. to receive a 2023 tax receipt. To make your gift online, go to peddie.org/give.
Gifts by check
If you mail a check via USPS, the envelope must be postmarked on or before December 31 to receive a 2023 tax receipt. The postmark date is used as your gift date. This year, December 31 is a Sunday and many post offices will be closed.
Please make your check payable to “The Peddie School” and mail it to: The Peddie School, Office of Alumni & Development, 201 S. Main St., Hightstown, NJ 08520.
Gifts by stock or wire transfer
Stock and wire transfers can take 1-5 business days and some brokers require up to 10 days. Transfers must be received into Peddie’s account on or before close of business Friday, December 29 to receive a 2023 tax receipt; this year, the last business day of 2023 is December 29. Check with your personal broker for their institutional deadlines required to complete a transaction. Stock transfer instructions can be found here and wire transfer instructions can be found here.
If you have a question about a wire or stock transfer specifically while the Peddie offices are closed between December 22-29, please contact Karyn Vella at (412) 720-7970.
Gifts by IRA Charitable Rollover
Gifts using Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) for individuals 70½ or older must be processed by your retirement fund administrator with a postmark by December 31, 2023. Please check with your retirement fund administrator for their deadline for processing a QCD for 2023.
Questions?
If you have questions about making a gift to Peddie before the end of the year, please call (609) 944-7521 or email us at gifts@peddie.org and someone will return your call as soon as possible.
