As you consider your charitable giving prior to the end of the year, remember that gifts made now could generate income tax deductions that may help reduce your tax bill for 2025. Here’s how to complete your 2025 gift to The University of Alabama School of Law by year-end.
Gifts by Check
Mailed via USPS
- Mail via U.S. Postal Service with postmark on or before December 31, 2025.
Mailed via Other Delivery
- Hand-deliver your check or ship via FedEx, UPS, or other shipper so that it is received at The University of Alabama School of Law’s Office of Advancement Services no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
- Checks delivered by any method other than being mailed via U.S. Postal Service are effective as of date received.
Gifts may be mailed to the following address:
The University of Alabama School of Law
Office of Advancement
Box 870382
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Please note: Checks will be delayed in being deposited as the University is closed for Winter Break (December 21 – January 1). If your envelope is postmarked December 31, 2025, or before, your charitable donation will be for the 2025 calendar year.
Gifts by Credit Card
The most convenient and expedient way to ensure that your year-end gift to The University of Alabama School of Law is received on time is to make it online via the UA giving website. Please consider time zone differences when making your online contribution on December 31. You may give using any major credit card and your receipt is automatically generated and delivered via email. Please visit UA’s online giving form and select “Law” from the drop-down menu.
If you have any problems making your donation after hours on December 31, 2025, please call and leave a message for Caroline Strawbridge or Jason Wear at (205) 348-5752.
Gifts of Securities
Giving stock that is worth more than you paid for it may result in additional tax savings. Stock transfers must be initiated and received on or before the close of the market on December 31, 2025, to be credited for 2025. To ensure proper gift credit to you, please notify us in advance when you are ready to make a transfer by calling (205) 348-5752.
Please use the following information to initiate a stock transfer to The University of Alabama School of Law Foundation through Raymond James:
- RJ Account Number: 29436718
- DTC Number: 0725
- Tax ID: 63-6063964 Law School Foundation
- Broker Address: Raymond James, 2900 Highway 280, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35223
- Broker Telephone: (205) 802-4210
Gifts via Wire Transfer
Our wire transfer instructions are as follows:
Bank: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Tuscaloosa, AL
Routing number: 021000021
Account Name: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama
Account Number: 20000045855753
SWIFT Code: CHASUS33
Wire transfers must be received by the bank on or before December 31, 2025, in order to be considered a 2025 contribution. Please contact UA’s Office of Advancement at (205) 348-6718 and provide the name of the person making the wire transfer and reference the Law School Foundation.
Gifts via IRA Charitable Rollovers
The charitable IRA rollover, also called a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), offers an option to make a qualifying charitable gift that is excluded from taxable income and counted toward required minimum distributions (RMDs). To qualify, gifts must be transferred directly from the IRA provider to The University of Alabama and meet certain other requirements. Secure Act 2.0, signed into law on December 29, 2022, contains provisions and expansions for QCDs. Starting on January 1, 2023, the required minimum distribution age increased to 73. It will increase again on January 1, 2033, to 75. The annual QCD limit is $108,000 in 2025. Section 307 includes the ability for donors to elect to make a QCD of up to $54,000 to fund a CRUT, CRAT or CGA.
We encourage you to check with your financial advisors about the best ways for you to take advantage of this opportunity as you consider gifts to the Law School and other charitable interests that are important to you.
To initiate your transfer, contact your account administrator to request a check be delivered to the address below. Envelopes must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2025.
If you have IRA check writing abilities, your check must be deposited before December 31, 2025. Please ensure your check is received by our office no later than December 19, 2025.
The University of Alabama School of Law Foundation
Tax ID #63-6063964
Attn: Law School Advancement Office
Box 870382
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Questions about year-end giving or supporting Alabama Law?
For more information, please contact one of our Development Officers, Caroline Strawbridge at cstrawbridge@law.ua.edu or Jason Wear at jwear@law.ua.edu, or by calling (205) 348-5752.
This information should not be construed as investment, tax or legal advice. Before making your charitable gift, please consult with your financial, legal and other advisors.