Below are important year-end deadlines and reminders for making your 2024 gift. Of special note, Peddie offices will be closed for the holidays from Tuesday, December 24 reopening on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Gifts by credit card
Credit card gifts made online must be completed by Tuesday, December 31 at 11:59 p.m. to receive a 2024 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 2024 tax receipt. The postmark date is used as your gift date.
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 Tuesday, December 31 to receive a 2024 tax receipt. 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 24-January 1, please contact Karyn Vella at (412) 720-7970 or kvella@peddie.org.
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, 2024. Please check with your retirement fund administrator for their deadline for processing a QCD for 2024. If you have IRA check writing abilities, your check must be deposited before December 31, 2024. Please ensure your check is received by our office no later than Friday, December 20, 2024.
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.