Gifts to Hampton University support a wide range of areas including the schools/colleges, student life, libraries, and financial aid. One hundred percent of your Annual Fund donation goes directly to the area you designated for your gift.

Yes.  Official gift receipts are issued for all contributions- there is no minimum cut-off.

Hampton University accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card, which you can use to make your gift via secure online giving or to the comprehensive campaign over the phone at 757-727-5764.
To make your annual fund gift with a check, please send it to:Office of Development

Hampton University
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, Virginia  23668

Check here for more ways to give.

Yes.  With your authorization, your checking account will be automatically debited in the amount you designate each month. Authorization Form (PDF).

Yes, the choice is yours. Just let us know how you would like your gift distributed and we will direct it accordingly. Here are some suggested areas of need.

Matching gifts are a corporation’s way of multiplying the benefits of their employees’ charitable gifts. There are thousands of companies that will match an employee’s charitable contribution – often doubling or even tripling the amount of the original gift. In some cases, companies even match gifts made by retired employees. Find out if your company participates in a matching gift program by using this online database of companies that match gifts.

Yes, your gift is 100% 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.

Opportunities to support your “Home by the Sea” are ongoing. That stated, we have our annual fund campaign which runs from July to June – and matches our Hampton fiscal year. We also run campaigns, such as our Comprehensive Campaigns, which run multiple years. But, we can accept named gifts, pledges, scholarship support, and other such engagement at any time!

Possibly. But ensuring your records are updated is very important. Contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 757-727-5425 or email them at to make sure we have most up-to-date information. And you may contact the Office of Development at 757-727-5356 to be sure.

Absolutely. We often say ‘every gift counts’… No matter how large or small. There is much work to be done to fund the future initiatives such as expanded research & development, programs for big data analytics, more healthcare academic partnerships, and more.

As your list of your own bills grows longer, the last thing on your mind may be donating to your alma mater. You’ve already paid them thousands of dollars to get your education, so they don’t need your support anymore, right? Wrong. Through donations from you and other alumni, Hampton is able to provide scholarships and programs to students to  help meet their budgetary needs and fund projects that would not have been possible otherwise. Our college reputation, future generations, and your own feeling of excitement depend on you acting today.