Make a gift by electronic bank transfer using the details below:
Account Name: QUEENS’ COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FND
Bank: National Westminster, 21 Petty Cury, Cambridge, CB2 3NE
Sort Code: 60-04-23
A/c number: 54605342
BIC/Swift Code: NWBK GB 2L
IBAN: GB91 NWBK 6004 2354 6053 42
Provide details of your donation by filling out our printable donation form and returning it to the Alumni & Development Office by post or email. For security reasons, please do not include any card details if sending the form via email. Please fill out this form if you wish to set up a regular gift to the College via direct debit. If you need to cancel your regular gift to Queens’ please phone 01223761422 or email development@queens.cam.ac.uk.
Cheque should be made payable to “Queens’ College Development Fund” and returned with a completed donation form by post to the Alumni & Development Office, Queens’ College, Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9ET.
Please use our online donation form to make a secure one-off donation by card.
Please note that gifts made by card through the online donation form are subject to processing fees of 2.75% + 19p for Visa / Mastercard/ Maestro and 3.5% + 19p for American Express. Please consider adjusting your donation to account for these processing fees or consider another method of giving.
If you would like to set up a regular gift via direct debit but do not have a UK bank account, please contact us at development@queens.cam.ac.uk for further information.
Payroll giving:
Some UK taxpayers may be able to give to charity directly from their payroll via a Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme. We recommend contacting your Human Resources department to find out if your organisation operates such a scheme. You will, most likely, be asked to fill out a form to participate in the GAYE scheme. Please write down our full name and charity number (“Queens’ College, Cambridge, 1137495”) when completing this form.
Matched funding:
Many companies now also offer matched funding schemes for their employees. In most cases, organisations will match (pound for pound) charitable donations made by their employees up to a certain amount each year. We have compiled a list of Corporate Matched Funding Schemes here, but this list is by no means exhaustive. Please reach out to your Human Resources department to find out how you can maximise the impact of your donations with support from your firm.
If you live in the United States, you can give to Cambridge in America (CAm) for the benefit of Queens’ College. Cambridge in America is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organisation (recognised by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service) which funds grants that benefit the University of Cambridge and its member Colleges. In compliance with IRS regulations, the Board of Directors of Cambridge in America maintains complete discretion over the allocation of gifts to Cambridge. Gifts to Cambridge in America qualify for an income tax deduction to the limits allowed by law. Visit this webpage to find out how to give via CAm: Cambridge in America – Methods of giving. Alternatively, please contact us for the Queens’-specific CAm donation form.
Donations made to the British Schools & Universities Foundation (BSUF) (Federal Tax ID 13-616-1189) are also tax deductible. BSUF is a charitable organization approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under code Section 501(c)(3). Visit this webpage to find out how to give via BSUF: BSUF – Ways to give. Donation preferences are respected by the Foundation but all grants are made at its sole discretion, as required by the IRS. If you have any questions about giving through BSUF, please contact development@queens.cam.ac.uk.
It is possible to give tax efficiently through Transnational Giving Europe from the following European countries:
Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, and The Netherlands.
This scheme is run by the Charities Aid Foundation and its partner organisations. It enables alumni to make a gift to the College and receive all applicable tax benefits in the country where they pay tax. To make a gift and claim tax relief, please contact your national foundation and explain that you wish to make a gift to Queens’ College. It would also be helpful if you could contact the Development Office to ensure that we have all the necessary paperwork in order.
We have partnered with the Chapel & York Hong Kong Foundation to provide a tax efficient way for our alumni in Hong Kong to support Queens’. This partnership allows us to save on the costs of operating our own dedicated charitable entity in Hong Kong and gives you the opportunity to support Queens’ with tax-deductible donations. Please visit the Hong Kong government’s website to find out more about giving to tax-exempt charities.
Please follow this link and select Queens’ College, University of Cambridge from the drop-down menu to make a charitable contribution to the College.
Chapel & York accept many different types of donation on our behalf, including online donations, those made via direct bank transfer, cheques, and stocks/shares. Please note that grants are now awarded to Queens’ on a monthly basis (this used to be quarterly) and that Chapel & York retains 2.5% of every donation. Please take this cut, plus the standard bank processing fees, into account when determining the size of your gift.
To find out more about the intricacies of giving via Chapel & York please contact us by emailing development@queens.cam.ac.uk.
Thank you for considering supporting us in this way!
We can provide a tax receipt for donations made directly to Queens’ College from Canada. Please contact the Alumni & Development Office if you would like a Canadian tax receipt after making your kind gift.
We are aware that some Canadian banks are unable to facilitate international transfers to our Nat West branch. Should you experience this, please do reach out for support at development@queens.cam.ac.uk as we have a solution and would be more than happy to assist.
Donor Advised Funds or DAFs are a type of charity giving account which are becoming an increasingly popular way to make gifts to charities due to the benefits they provide. We are happy to work with DAFs. There are two ways you can choose to support Queens’ via your DAF:
Supporting through a DAF is easy and Queens’ is already set up with a number of large providers.
Should you require any support in recommending a grant, please contact development@queens.cam.ac.uk.
We are honoured to accept gifts made in memory of a loved one, helping you to remember them in a fitting and meaningful way. There are multiple different avenues through which to memorialise your loved one here at Queens’:
We are very happy to explore other options with you on an individual basis. In previous years, for example, small groups of alumni have sponsored seats in our fleet of rowing boats to remember past QCBC members, whilst others have set up gifts to the Library Fund to facilitate the introduction of book plates in memory of their loved one.
We regret that we are unable to accept donations of benches for, nor plant trees at, our Silver Street site.
There are a number of tax advantages to supporting Queens’ through a gift of shares. HMRC provides useful guidance on the steps you need to follow to receive these benefits. We do ask that if you are planning a gift of less than £5,000, that you sell the shares and donate the proceeds to the College. If you are making a gift of more than £5,000, the College’s brokers would be pleased to handle the sale. For gifts of over £5,000, please download this form to find out more or contact development@queens.cam.ac.uk.
If you are a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid increases the value of your charitable donation by 25% – at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid allows Queens’ to claim an extra 25p for every £1 you donate. This means that a gift of £1,000 to the College would total £1,250 including Gift Aid. To be eligible for Gift Aid, you must pay at least the equivalent amount in tax to the amount of Gift Aid any charities would reclaim on your charitable donations that tax year.
If you are a higher rate taxpayer, you are entitled to reclaim the difference between basic and higher rate tax on your donation. If this applies to you, please ensure you claim that margin on your own tax return. More details can be found on the Charities Aid Foundation website.
Please let us know if your gift is Gift Aid eligible at the time of making your gift.
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