Online Giving

You can make offertory gifts, alms, and donations at the link below, as well as support a variety of Catholic Center initiatives and Catholic Student Association (CSA) ministries. You may also set up one-time and recurring contributions.

Click here to give online.

Thank you for your support!

Other Ways to Give

Donate With Cash or Check

Give cash or write out a check to The Catholic Center at UGA. You may bring it to the Center office, put it in the offertory basket at Mass, or mail it to 1344 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA 30605.

Donate Through Stocks

Stock donations for The Catholic Center are handled through the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Please contact Tracy Zelczak for more information.

Tracy Zelczak

Archdiocese of Atlanta

2401 Lake Park Drive, SE

Smyrna, Georgia 30080-8862

tzelczak@archatl.com; 404-920-7606

Donate Through a Corporate Match

The Catholic Center at UGA is eligible for matching gift programs. Check with you employer to see if they will match your donation. To let us know that your gift has been matched by your company, please write “Gift will be matched by (Insert Company Name)” in the memo section.

Donate Through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. If you are 70.5 or over, you may direct up to $100,000 to The Catholic Center while lowering the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. To make a donation through your QCD, please use the following info:

EIN: 58-0903505

Catholic Student Center Newman Center

dba The Catholic Center at UGA

Check made out to: The Catholic Center at UGA

It may be sent to the following mailing address:

The Catholic Center at UGA

1344 S. Lumpkin St.

Athens, GA 30605

Donate Through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

You can make a grant from a charitable/donor advised fund held at a charitable entity. You can also identify what you would like the funds used for. To make a grant, use the following information:

EIN: 58-0903505

Catholic Student Center Newman Center

dba The Catholic Center at UGA

Check made out to: The Catholic Center at UGA

It may be sent to the following mailing address:

The Catholic Center at UGA

1344 S. Lumpkin St.

Athens, GA 30605

Donate Through an Endowment

While weekly donations aid in meeting immediate needs, The Catholic Center endowment funds are vital to ensuring we can fulfill our mission both now and in the future. An endowment fund helps to financially sustain the efforts of the community, providing a permanent means of support. The more an endowment fund receives, the more it grows, and the larger the grant distribution we can utilize or reinvest each year.

Our endowment funds are professionally managed and invested by the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia. For more information about endowment funds and supporting The Catholic Center at UGA endowment funds, please contact the foundation here.

The Catholic Center has multiple endowment funds with varying intentions. They are listed below:

Catholic Center at the University of Georgia Endowment Fund: Supports campus ministry programs and a priest and/or deacon to be assigned to them, as well as maintenance of the facility at the UGA Catholic Center.
UGA Catholic Center Dei Gratia Fund: The Dei Gratia Fund will provide assistance to Catholic students, faculty, and staff with financial needs including the staff of the UGA Catholic Center. Needs may include books, rent, food, utilities, other living expenses, or healthcare needs.
Gries Family Endowment Fund: To support the events and programs at The Catholic Center at UGA, as well as the mission of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia.

Donate Through Legacy Gifts

By including The Catholic Center at UGA in your will, you’re joining a family of supporters who’ve made a lifelong commitment to nurturing our community for generations to come. Please consider supporting us in this way.

The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia can help you in the planned giving process. For more information about planned giving and options for making legacy gifts, click here, and click here to contact the Catholic Foundation with any questions.