{"id":315,"date":"2019-10-04T10:59:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/faqs\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:23:28","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/contact\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What are the different ways I can make my annual gift to BU?<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Boston University accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card via our secure online giving form or over the phone at 800-447-2849. To make your annual gift with a check, please follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/ways-to-give\/\">mailing instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What is the matching gift program?<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Matching gifts are a corporation\u2019s way of multiplying the benefits of their employees\u2019 charitable gifts. You can use our<a href=\"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/ways-to-give\/employer-match\/\"> online matching gift search engine<\/a> or contact your Human Resources office to see if your organization matches charitable gifts to Boston University. If so, they can provide you with the form(s) you need to fill out and send to P.O. Box 4112, Boston, MA 02211-4112.<\/p>\n<p>If your employer offers a matching gift program you may be able to double, or even triple, your gift to BU!<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Is my gift tax-deductible?<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Yes, your gift is 100 percent tax-deductible. Once we receive your gift, you will receive a receipt verifying that your gift has been deposited into the account you have specified.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What is BU\u2019s tax ID number?<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>BU\u2019s tax ID number is 04-210-3547.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>If we didn\u2019t answer your question here, please get in touch at <a href=\"mailto:alumni@bu.edu\">alumni@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we didn\u2019t answer your question here, please get in touch at alumni@bu.edu. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":269,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2092,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions\/2092"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}