Giving

Thank you for supporting Harvard Divinity School. Gifts of any size help advance the School’s mission to increase knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, to meet the twenty-first century’s need for spiritual leadership, and to serve humanity through the education of religiously literate, ethical professionals in all fields.

Learn more about why your giving matters and how it supports the our mission and community.

Request a tax receipt here.

Give by credit card

  • Give online using HDS’s giving form.
  • Call the Office of Alumni and Development Services at 617.495.1750.

Give by check

Enclose a check payable to: "Harvard Divinity School" and mail to:

Harvard University
PO Box 419209
Boston, MA 02241-9209

Give with securities

make a gift of securities, please follow the instructions in Harvard’s online form. You can also contact the Trust Administration team by emailing donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu or by calling (866) 845-6596.

To ensure proper processing and crediting of your gift we strongly recommend that you also notify HDS Donor Relations of the stock transfer by sending an email to giving@hds.harvard.ed

Give with a bank wire

To send a gift via bank wire, please follow the instructions on Harvard’s giving page. Please also notify HDS Donor Relations of the stock transfer by sending an email to giving@hds.harvard.edu.

Give through a donor-advised fund

Contact your fund administrator to request a grant recommendation or beneficiary designation form or download the appropriate form(s) from your administrator's website.

If you include Harvard Divinity School in your plans, please let us know and use our legal name and federal tax ID:

Legal Name: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Federal Tax ID Number: 04–2103580
Address: Harvard University, PO Box 419209, Boston, MA 02241-9209

Please ask your fund administrator to specify “Harvard Divinity School” in the check’s memo line, or to include a note specifying that the donation is for Harvard Divinity School. 

Matching gifts

Find out if your employer will match your gift using our Matching Gift Program search.

Please send matching gift forms, along with any related checks, to the HDS office at the address below:

Harvard Divinity School
Development Office
Attn: Sarah Rubin
45 Francis Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

Planned giving

If you are interested in making a planned gift or bequest, please contact the HDS Office of Development and External Relations at giving@hds.harvard.edu or 617.495.1778.

Giving societies

We are deeply grateful to the many alumni and friends who help advance the mission of HDS. We celebrate the many different ways they provide leadership support through our giving societies.

For questions or more information about how to support HDS, please contact Kristin Ponte, assistant director of alumni relations and annual giving.