Gifts by Check

Gifts by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order should be made payable to the University of Southern California with "Athletics" noted in the memo line and mailed to:

USC Advancement Gift Services
1150 South Olive Street, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Please include this USC Giving Form with your mailed check or money order.

Gifts of Securities

Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks, and bonds can provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to USC before they are sold.

If you have held your securities for more than one year, your gift may offer a twofold tax benefit—creating an income tax deduction and avoiding capital gains tax.

To make a gift of securities, please contact our office at 213-740-4155.

Gifts of Real Estate & Personal Property

Gifts of real estate — including personal residences, second homes, income property, and vacant land — offer a wide variety of tax and other benefits.

Gifts of personal property — including rare books, works of art, valuable collectibles, and tangible items of demonstrable value — may enable you to make a significant gift in support of USC Athletics.

To make a gift of real estate or personal property, please contact our office at 213-740-4155.

Gifts By Wire Transfer

To make a gift through wire transfer, please contact our office at at 213-740-4155 to learn more.

Gift Planning/Estate Gifts

USC Athletics offers a wide variety of planned-giving strategies that allow you to maximize your philanthropic goals. These gift options include:

• Donor-advised funds
• Charitable remainder trusts
• Charitable gift annuities
• Charitable IRA rollovers
• Estate plans

Our team can work with you and your advisers to customize a gift that is best for you. Please contact our office at 213-740-4155 to learn more.

Matching Gifts

An easy way to double or even triple your donation to USC is to find out if your company has a matching-gift program.

To utilize a company match, simply obtain a matching gift form from your employer’s personnel office and fill it out, listing University of Southern California Athletics as the charity organization.