Ways to Give

Happy Holidays! The Office of Advancement will be physically closed from December 20 at 12 p.m., and reopen on January 6 at 8 a.m., but you can still make your end-of-year gift easily. To ensure your gift is credited in the 2024 calendar year, your two best options are:

  1. Make a gift securely online here before midnight on December 31.
  2. Mail your check – dated and postmarked December 31, 2024 (or earlier) – via US Postal Service.

Additional information on the timing of your gift:

  • All checks dated December 31 or earlier, postmarked 2024, and received by Friday, January 10, will be credited in the 2024 calendar year.
  • If you mail a credit card gift, we must receive it in the Office of Advancement by Monday, December 30 for credit in 2024.
  • Gifts of securities must be received in LVC’s brokerage account at Wells Fargo on or before Tuesday, December 31 to be credited in the 2024 calendar year. Please click here for additional information.

Per IRS guidelines, we will credit gifts received outside of the parameters above in the 2025 calendar year.

Please contact us at development@lvc.edu or 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) if you need assistance during the holidays, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your generosity!

There are many ways to make a gift to Lebanon Valley College—no matter the method, your gift helps students succeed today and tomorrow.

Thank you for supporting LVC. Please consider making a gift online. If you prefer to make your gift by phone, please call us at 1-866-LVC-1866, leave your contact information and we will call you back if no one is available. You may also mail your gift via the United States Postal Service (USPS) to Advancement Office, Lebanon Valley College, 101 N. College Avenue, Annville PA 17003. Thank you for your generosity—a testament to the Valley spirit of community and care.

Ways to Give

Make a gift (of $5 or more) securely online.

Use the Venmo app to send a gift directly to @LebanonValleyCollege (please specify your gift designation in the “what’s it for” section and include your email address to receive gift credit and a tax receipt) or give online and select Venmo or Paypal while checking out.

Please mail your gift via the United States Postal Service (USPS). Make your check payable to “Lebanon Valley College” and mail to:

Advancement Office
Lebanon Valley College
101 North College Ave.
Annville, PA 17003

Make a pledge or credit card gift by calling 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866).

The Dutchmen Dialers are a dedicated group of students who call to connect alumni, parents, and friends with The Valley. Through phone outreach, Dutchmen Dialers take time to learn about your experiences at Lebanon Valley College, ensure that we have your correct information on file so you are receiving campus news and updates, and ask for your support of The Valley Fund.

Contact Joe Martellaro, Director of Gift Planning, at martella@lvc.edu or 717-867-6323 for details instructions on how to send a gift via a wire transfer.

Recurring gifts—monthly, quarterly, annual or other—can be a convenient way to support LVC. For more information, please contact the Advancement Office at 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) or development@lvc.edu.

Charitable gifts of securities can be a tax-wise way to support LVC. You may be able to avoid or reduce capital gains tax while realizing a significant charitable contribution based on current market value.

LVC Federal Tax Number:  23-1352354

Broker Contact Information:
Lorraine Gerra, Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo Advisors
4905 West Tilghman Street, Suite 350
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone: 610-398-6535
Email: Lorraine.Gerra@wellsfargoadvisors.com

Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company.

College Account Number at Wells Fargo Advisors:
5001-5081 Lebanon Valley

DTC Number: 0141

The DTC Automated Stock Transfer System
Provide your broker with the following information:

a.  Depository Trust Company for credit to Wells Fargo Advisors
b.  Lebanon Valley College Account Number at Wells Fargo Advisors
c.  Depository for Settlement–Wells Fargo Advisors
d.  Complete “Special Instructions” with donor name and date of transfer

Please call to inform LVC of the securities being transferred, the number of shares, and from where the securities are being transferred (e.g. Merrill Lynch-Manhattan), so we can alert Wells Fargo prior to the transaction.

For more information, please contact the Advancement Office at 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) or development@lvc.edu.

You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further our mission. If you are 70½ or older you may also be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. An IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help continue our work and benefit this year.

Benefits of an IRA charitable rollover

  • Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000 from your IRA to Lebanon Valley College
  • Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year (if you are subject to RMD)
  • Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
  • Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts
  • Help further the work and mission of Lebanon Valley College

How an IRA charitable rollover gift works

  1. Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us.
  2. Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to our organization to help continue our important work.
  3. Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction.
  4. Please contact us if you wish for your gift to be used for a specific purpose.

Many companies will match your gift and some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or your spouse/partner to LVC. For questions, contact your human resources office or contact the Advancement Office at 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) or development@lvc.edu.

A planned gift can help create a lasting and meaningful impact on students, may help you save on taxes, and in some cases, could increase your income. Learn more about planned giving here or by contacting Joe Martellaro, director of gift planning, at martella@lvc.edu or 717-867-6323.

If you have already arranged a planned gift, please share your plans with LVC and join more than 140 other members of the Miles Rigor Society.

You can designate your gift to a scholarship or research fund, make an unrestricted gift to The Valley Fund, or recommend recurring payments. Another option is to support programs that meet your interests, such as a specific academic department or an athletic team. You can also designate LVC as a beneficiary for your donor-advised fund.

How to recommend a gift to LVC

  • Request a grant distribution through your DAF sponsor.
  • Be sure to use the LVC’s EIN # 23-1352354
  • Indicate whether your gift is unrestricted or designated to a specific cause i.e. the program, fund, or department you are supporting. You can also designate LVC as a beneficiary for your donor-advised fund.

Mailing Instructions (via USPS)

Advancement Office
Lebanon Valley College
101 N. College Ave.
Annville, PA  17003-1400

For more information, please contact the Advancement Office at 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) or development@lvc.edu.