Make your gift count in 2023

The end of the year is a time many are inspired to make charitable gifts. If you choose to give to Westmont College before the end of December, please use these helpful tips to make sure your gift counts in the 2023 tax year.

Westmont's federal tax ID # is 95-1684793. The college is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

Online
You can give online here. 

Mail 
Your check mailed via USPS must be postmarked by December 31 to count as a 2023 gift. The postmark date is used as your gift date. Please note December 31 is a Sunday and many post offices will be closed. 

Checks should be made out to Westmont College. Include a note telling us how you’d like your gift to be used. Checks via U.S. Postal Service can be sent to:

Office of College Advancement
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Checks via a private carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.): 
Checks sent by other carriers must be received by someone at Westmont by Friday, December 29. Unlike gifts we receive by USPS, gift dates for gifts sent by private carriers are based on when they are received by Westmont. 

Call
To make a gift over the phone, please call Janet Sawlaw by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on December 29 at (805) 565-7073.   

Stocks/securities
Please confirm 2023 transfer cut-off dates with your broker. Read more about giving gifts of stock or securities here.

Thank you for considering a year-end gift to Westmont College.