Giving
Year-End Giving
Your generosity helps Notre Dame dream bigger for the future—while offering you potential tax benefits this year.
As tax laws around charitable giving continue to evolve, please check with your financial advisor for the latest guidance. Together, we can make sure your gift makes the greatest possible impact—for you and for Notre Dame.
Year-End Deadlines
To ensure your gift counts toward this calendar year and qualifies for next year’s Notre Dame Football Ticket Lottery:
- Online gifts: Must be completed by 11:59pm (local time) on December 31
- Mail gifts: Must be postmarked by December 31
- Stock or wire transfers: Should be initiated early to ensure processing before year-end
Make your gift today at giveto.nd.edu
Per IRS guidelines, only gifts completed by 11:59pm on December 31 (based on your time zone) are eligible for current-year tax deductibility.
| Giving Method | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Mutual fund transfers | December 16 |
| Securities, Wire Transfers, and ACH Gifts | December 30 |
| Mailed check | December 31 |
| Online gifts | December 31 |
| Phoned-in credit card gifts | December 31 |
Indiana Tax Credits
Tax Credit for Individuals
Indiana will give you a 50% tax credit for each dollar you give to Notre Dame, up to $200 in donations or up to $100 of tax credit. The tax credit is applied to your state tax return, either reducing the amount of taxes owed or providing a refund on taxes paid.
This benefit is doubled for individuals filing a married or joint return to a total of up to $400 in donations yielding up to $200 in tax credit.
To take advantage of this opportunity, you must use the Indiana Department of Revenue Schedule CC-40 Indiana College Credit Form when filing your state income tax return.
The University of Notre Dame is an educational institution and does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. Any document or information shared by our staff is intended to be educational. Notre Dame strongly encourages all of our benefactors to seek counsel from their own legal and financial advisors. Please know that any information or documents shared by Notre Dame cannot be used to avoid tax-related penalties. Past performance of endowment investments does not guarantee future performance.

