Ways to Give
The Catholic Student Center (CSC) is blessed to have an incredible support community of alumni, parents and friends. Their gifts - whether through attending Mass, praying, donating, or volunteering - enable the CSC’s mission to thrive. This includes essential programs such as our music ministry, student retreats and Sunday Suppers, as well as maintaining our facilities and staff. Washington University does NOT provide any financial support to the CSC. Other than a small yearly grant from the St. Louis Archdiocese’s Annual Catholic Appeal, the CSC is funded entirely through private donations.
Below are descriptions of different opportunities to support the CSC. This page is intended to give an overview of the different options available to you.
For further information, please contact Jim Dryden at dryden@washucsc.org or 314.935.9191 x202.
Looking for other ways to support us?
It takes a village to create a place like the CSC, and we would love for you to be a presence in our ministry.
Online Giving
You can make one-time or recurring gifts through WeShare, which is a safe and secure online giving site.
Donor-Advised Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle that provides an immediate tax benefit to you as the donor and allows you to recommend grants to your favorite charities (such as the CSC). When granting through your DAF, please use the following information. While these gifts are sent to the St. Louis Archdiocese, please know 100% of the funds will go to the CSC.
Legal Name: Archdiocese of St. Louis d/b/a Catholic Student Center of Washington University
Tax ID: 43-0653244
Matching Gifts
If your employer matches charitable gifts, we hope you will consider making the CSC a beneficiary of such a match opportunity.
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA of up to $100,000. Benefits of this type of gift include:
Avoid taxes on the transfer to the CSC.
May satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.
Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions.
Help further the work and mission of the CSC.
Securities
Gifts of stocks and other appreciated securities can be made through the St. Louis Archdiocese.
Donors may electronically transfer gifts of stock from their brokerage accounts through the Depository Trust Company (DTC) directly to the Archdiocese of St. Louis’s brokerage services account at Smith, Moore.
Please include the following information with the transfer order:
Donor’s name
Gift amount: # of shares of stock
Account Name: Archdiocese of St Louis
Organization: Catholic Student Center at Washington University
Federal Tax ID #: 43-0653244
DTC: SMITH MOORE
DTC Participant #0235
Credit account# 89103740
Contact Information:
Smith Moore & Co.
Debbie Manley
7777 Bonhomme
St. Louis, MO 63105
314.446.1673
debbiem@smithmoore.com\
In-Kind Gifts
Through the years many people have given in-kind gifts including furniture, cooking supplies, computers and other items. If you have an item that you believe would be useful to the CSC or to a student, please contact Alicia Feito to discuss further. Alicia can help determine whether the object is something that will be useful to the CSC, or whether it would be better to donate to another organization.