Ways to Give

Please visit our secure online giving form to make a gift via credit card, PayPal, Venmo, or bank transfer.

Our areas of greatest need are Student Scholarships and Experiential Learning. Your gift to either of these funds ensures students receive the financial and programmatic support they need to graduate with confidence.

You may also choose to direct your support to a specific scholarship, clinic, or program - or make a gift in honor or in memory of a classmate or loved one. Gifts can be set up as a one-time donation or as a recurring contribution.

Ready to deepen your impact? Join the Advocates Society with a gift of $1,000 or more. 

The easiest way to support Lewis & Clark Law School is by setting up a recurring monthly gift.

When completing the giving form, simply check the box that says “Make this a recurring payment.”* You’ll then be able to choose how often you’d like to give and the day of the month your gift will be processed.

Set up your recurring gift today! 

*This checkbox option will appear after contact details have been filled in. 

Please direct your check or money order to Lewis & Clark Law School and specify the program or fund you would like to support in the memo line.

Mail gifts to:

Lewis & Clark Law School
Development Office
10101 S Terwilliger BLVD
Portland, OR 97219

To ensure your gift by check is counted toward a preferred tax year, it must be postmarked by December 31 of that year.

70½ or Older? Make an “IRA Rollover” Gift (QCD) Today!

Legal name: Lewis & Clark Law School
Mailing address: 10101 S Terwilliger BLVD, Portland, OR 97219
Federal Tax ID number: 93-0386858

How It Works:

1. You are 70½ or older and instruct your IRA administrator to make a direct transfer to one or more charitable organizations.
2. The IRA administrator makes the transfer per your direction.
3. Contact our office at lawgive@lclark.edu or by phone at 503-768-6641. We will answer your questions, provide instructions for completing your gift, and discuss the purpose for which you would like your gift to be used.

Benefits of the IRA charitable rollover:

• The gift is very simple to arrange.
• The amount transferred from an IRA to charity is not added to taxable income.
• The amount you transfer will count towards your mandatory distribution if you have attained the age when required distributions begin. That age, which had been 72, was raised to 73 for those who become 72 between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2032, and 75 for those who reach 74 after December 31, 2032.
• The rollover gift can be outright (charity can use it now), or it can be for a life-income plan (pays income to the donor and/or spouse).
• You support the programs that are important to you.

Requirements and restrictions for making an IRA charitable rollover gift:

• The donor must be 70½ or older.
• The gift must be made directly from an IRA to an eligible charitable organization.
• An IRA transfer for an outright gift can be made year after year, and outright gifts to all charities combined cannot exceed $100,000. This amount began being adjusted for inflation in 2024 and is now $108,000.
• An IRA transfer for a life-income plan can be made in only one tax year, selected by the donor, and the limit to all charities combined is $50,000 ($54,000 in 2025).
• Gifts cannot be made to a donor-advised fund, supporting organization, or private foundation.
• Because the gift is not included in taxable income, no charitable deduction is allowed.
• The gift can be made only from an IRA. Gifts from 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans are not permitted, but it may be possible to roll funds from one of these plans to an IRA and then make the IRA gift.

An IRA rollover may be the right gift for you if:

• You want to make a gift, and your IRA constitutes the largest share of your available assets.
• You are required to take the minimum distribution from your IRA, but you do not need additional income.
• You do not itemize your deductions. In that case, a distribution to you personally increases your taxable income without the benefit of an offsetting deduction. An IRA charitable rollover will not be included in your taxable income even if you do not itemize deductions.
• You live in a state where retirement-plan distributions are taxable on your state income-tax return, but your state does not allow itemized charitable deductions.
• You would like to make a large gift, but all of it would not be deductible because of the annual limitation of 60% of adjusted gross income for charitable contributions. The IRA charitable rollover is equivalent to a deduction because it is not included in taxable income.
• You have an outstanding pledge to a charity. An IRA charitable rollover can satisfy a pledge without violating rules against self-dealing.

Donating long-term appreciated securities, including stocks, bonds and mutual funds, is a tax-wise way to support Lewis & Clark Law School. In addition to avoiding the capital gains tax you would incur if you sold the assets, your donation is eligible for a full fair-market-value charitable contribution income tax deduction.

To make a gift of securities or mutual funds:

1. Complete our stock transfer form to share important details about your gift so we can credit you appropriately when we receive it.
2. Instruct your broker to transmit gifts to:
   U.S. Bank
   DTC # 2803
   For credit to: 19-506430 Lewis & Clark Operations
   L&C Tax ID No. 93-0386858
   Please include the donor’s name and gift designation (Be sure to designate to Lewis & Clark Law School here)
   Contact person at US Bank: Adrienne Lindsey, Phone: 215-761-9335

A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a simple, flexible, and tax-efficient way to support Lewis & Clark Law School. You can recommend a grant to us directly from your DAF to advance scholarships, experiential learning, or another area of the Law School that matters most to you.

How to Make a DAF Gift

Provide your DAF administrator with the following information:

Legal Name: Lewis & Clark Law School
Tax ID (EIN): 93-0386858
Mailing Address: 10101 S Terwilliger BLVD, Portland, OR 97219
Designation: Lewis & Clark Law School - [Scholarships / Experiential Learning / other program of your choice]

Important Note

Some sponsoring organizations send grants without donor names or designations. To ensure we can acknowledge your generosity and direct your gift as intended, please ask your DAF administrator to include your name, class year (if applicable), and gift designation.

Questions?

Our Development team is here to help:
Molly Moshofsky Matheson, Associate Director of Development
mollym@lclark.edu | 503-768-6934

To make a gift by phone with your credit card, or if you have questions about giving to Lewis & Clark Law School, please contact our Development Coordinator, Darcie Esch, at 503-768-6641.

If you would like to give a gift of real estate, artwork, or another item of value to the Law School, please contact our Development Coordinator, Darcie Esch, at 503-768-6641 or desch@lclark.edu.

Double the impact of your gift! Search our database or check with your employer to see if your company offers a matching gift program. For more information, please contact Darcie Esch at 503-768-6641 or desch@lclark.edu.

As a Lewis & Clark employee, you can have your gift automatically deducted from your paycheck. Please complete the payroll giving form and return to the Development and Alumni Office, LRC 301.