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For more information about making a gift to AGU, please callWays to Give to AGU
There are many ways to give to AGU. You can simply click on the “Donate Now” button on this page. Or you can make a gift by check, securities, a bequest, or a complex trust arrangement designed to maximize tax advantages. AGU's Development staff can assist you in choosing the best form for your donation.
Outright Gifts
Many donors choose to give money directly to AGU via check or credit card. If you would like to make a gift by personal check, please make it payable to the American Geophysical Union.
Mail your payment to:
ATTN Development Office
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
Giving by credit card on AGU's secure website is an increasingly popular option. Click on the button below to make a gift now.
Pledges
By spreading payments over a period of time — typically not more than five years — pledges allow donors to make larger commitments and fulfill them at a comfortable pace. Contact us for personal assistance.
Planned Gifts
AGU can help you select from a wide variety of tax-wise giving strategies. Visit our planned giving page to learn more about gifts of retirement plan assets, real property, and the complete range of life income gifts, including charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, and pooled income funds. You may also contact us to speak with our planned giving officer.
Gifts of Securities
Donors who choose to give appreciated securities can receive a charitable tax deduction for the full market value of the securities and avoid capital gains tax. Publicly traded securities held in a brokerage account may be transferred to AGU using this securities form [PDF]. To ensure that your gift is properly credited, please contact us to inform us of the corporate name and ticker symbol as well as the number of shares you intend to give to AGU.
Bequests
Bequests often enable donors to give more than would have been possible during their lifetimes. Bequests may be kept private, and they can be changed during the donor's lifetime. Bequests are relatively easy to establish, often with just a simple addition to a will or revocable trust. And bequests are tax-wise — gifts through bequests qualify for certain estate tax deductions. To learn more about bequests, please visit our planned giving page or contact us to speak with a planned giving officer.
Tribute Gifts
Gifts made through any of the methods described above can be designated in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of a milestone event, such as a birthday or anniversary. If you choose to make a tribute gift on AGU's secure Giving to AGU website, please indicate the honoree in the Instructions field. You may also contact us for personal assistance. You may designate your tribute gift to any AGU fund — read more about Tribute gifts and see the list of funds.