Make a donation
Thank you for considering a donation to Hertford. Your support will make an enormous difference, whether it is providing opportunities for students, creating new facilities for our community, or backing bold discoveries. You can choose a particular area to support or give to the area of most pressing need. To discuss your donation, please contact us via development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk or +44 1865 279428.
Give to the new library
Help create an inspiring space where students can learn, think, and thrive together. Make your mark by naming elements within the building (for donations over £250).
Give to opportunities
Access to Oxford is still out of reach for many talented young people. We are working to change that by providing critical financial, welfare and academic support. With your help we can support more bursaries and more postgraduate scholarships for young people with the potential to thrive at Hertford.
Give to foundations
Our ambitious building plans represent the largest capital programme since Hertford was built. With your help we can create new world-class facilities, including a new library and auditorium. There is also the opportunity to support academic posts, helping to sustain the Oxford tutorial system while enabling research with real-world impact.
Give to Hertford
Your support will be applied to the current greatest need for the college – whether this is financial aid for students, new facilities for our community or funding for vital research.
Other ways to give
If you would like to set up your own standing order, send a cheque, sign up to the Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme or send a gift of shares or assets, please see below. For your security, and in order to comply with PCI DSS guidance, we are not able to accept credit or debit card payments over the phone. If this is the only option available to you, do get in touch and we will be happy to discuss options.
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Bank transfer and standing order
We accept donations by bank transfer – please contact the Development Team via development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk or +44 1865 279428 for details.
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Cheque
Should you wish to send a cheque, make it payable to Hertford College Donations and send it to Development Office, Hertford College, Oxford, OX1 3BW. Please ensure that you either complete one of the forms below and send it with your cheque, or include a letter stating how you would like your gift to be used.
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Credit card
For your security and to comply with PCI DSS guidance, we are not able to take payment over the phone, unless there are exceptional circumstances. However, we do accept donations by bank transfer – please contact the Development Team via development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk or +44 1865 279428 for details.
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Give As You Earn (GAYE)
You can make a gift to Hertford from your pre-tax salary via the Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme. Your HR department should be able to help set this up.
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Shares and assets
It is possible to make a gift of shares or assets to Hertford. These gifts can be transferred to the college free of Capital Gains Tax. Please email us at development.office@hertford.ox.ac.uk.
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Tax-efficient giving
Hertford is a registered charity, so all gifts are tax-free.
If you are a UK tax payer, we can reclaim the basic rate tax on your donation via Gift Aid.
If you are a higher rate tax payer, you can reclaim the difference between the basic and higher rate of tax in your tax return.
Use this calculator to find out how much gift aid is worth on your gift and how much you could reclaim if a higher rate taxpayer: http://www.candidmoney.com/calculators/gift-aid-calculator
Giving from abroad
Overseas donors form a core part of Hertford’s support base. As our alumni body becomes increasingly international, so too does our donor family. We are enormously grateful for the support we receive from our overseas supporters and we try to make it as easy as possible for you to donate.
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USA
Donors can give tax efficiently to Hertford through the University’s 501c3 Americans for Oxford online at: Make a Donation – University of Oxford North American Office
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Canada
Hertford College is recognised by the Canadian Revenue Agency as part of the University of Oxford’s status as a prescribed institution under Section 3503 of the Canadian Income Tax Regulations. On receipt of your donation, we will ensure that you are sent a receipt for Canadian tax purposes.
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Hong Kong and China
Donors can give tax efficiently to Hertford through the University of Oxford China Office.
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Other non-UK countries
Donors can give tax efficiently through the Swiss friends of Oxford, the German Friends of Oxford and through Transnational Giving Europe.