Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign Poster
Give to the Campaign!

Ways to Give

Please answer the call! No donation is too small.

There are many ways to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign, and we are happy to work with you to maximize the impact of your investment in Howard‘s students.

You can make a general contribution to the Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign fund for scholarships and fellowship, or designate your gift to meet the scholarship and fellowship needs of students at any of Howard‘s 13 schools and colleges. Learn more about your options and choose the one that‘s right for you.

Check or Credit

Give by credit card at our secure online giving site.

Gifts made by check should be payable to Howard University and reference Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign in the memo line. Please mail checks to:

Howard University
Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign
Development and Alumni Relations
2225 Georgia Ave. NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20059

Other Methods of Giving

  • Matching Gifts: Your employer may match your gift to the Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign, doubling your impact to Howard‘s students. Click here for more information.
  • Planned Giving: Gifts of stock, real estate and tangible personal property, as well as bequests and other planned gifts, can provide tax benefits or even a fixed stream of income for you and scholarships for Howard‘s students. Click here for more information.
  • Endowed Gifts: Endowed scholarship gifts will add to the University fund in which the principal donations are invested and the interest will fund scholarship awards in perpetuity, thus creating a lasting legacy of financial support for Howard‘s students. Click here for more information.
  • Named Gifts: If you wish to establish a personal scholarship endowment in your name or to honor a special person in your life, you can make a named gift that will have an impact on current or future Howard students. Click here for more information.

To make a planned, endowed or named gift in support of the Bridging the Gap Student Aid Campaign, please contact Nesta H. Bernard, Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations by phone at 202-238-2348 or by
e-mail at nbernard@howard.edu.