Frequently Asked Questions

Donate stock to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779. If you prefer to make a transfer of cash for larger contributions, please contact us for the bank information.

By donating appreciated securities that you’ve held for at least a year and a day, you’re able to deduct the full market value of the stock on the date of transfer to The Colson Center for Christian Worldview and avoid paying capital gains tax on the amount of the appreciation. Your stock gift will equip more believers with a Christian Worldview, and it may reduce your taxes.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview account information:

Deliver to DTC Clearing 0226
Account Number: 636586229

Deliver nonnegotiable securities to:
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Blvd – Fifth floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310

If you have any questions, please reach out to BlueTrust:
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 500
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Office: 770.280.6043
Sarah Hall: sarah.hall@ronblue.com

Please contact Scott Miller, Controller, at smiller@colsoncenter.org if you need additional assistance.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview does not provide tax advice. Therefore, please consult your qualified tax or financial advisor concerning any transaction you may take.

Yes, you can give by check. Mail your gift via check to the following address:

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview
P.O. Box 62160
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2160

You can make a donation through any Donor-Advised Fund, such as Blue Give from the Ron Blue Trust, the National Christian Foundation (NCF), Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, The Signatry, or many others. Make your donation to “The Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779.”

You can donate by EFT monthly by calling us at 719-602-6164 and requesting a form to complete with your bank information.

If you are 70 1/2 years of age or over, consider making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779. Instead of an otherwise taxable distribution from your IRA, you make a charitable contribution to the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and reduce the amount of your taxable income on the amount given to us.

The Colson Center for Christian Worldview does not provide tax advice. Therefore, please consult your qualified tax or financial advisor concerning any transaction you may take.

While we are so grateful for every gift to the Colson Center, the promoted resource offers are not automatically sent as a thank-you for every donation given to the Colson Center in a given month. We are more than happy to send the resource offer to any donor who expresses interest by either giving through that month’s resource landing page or sending the corresponding reply card in the mail. You can always find the current month’s offer page by clicking the banner at the very top of our website.

If you are a monthly donor interested in receiving that month’s resource offer, please let us know by emailing us at advancement@colsoncenter.org.

Please ensure you enter your current shipping address and allow a minimum of 4-6 weeks for your resource to be delivered after giving. Please note, we are unable to offer international shipping on our resource offers at this time.

The only way we know that you are interested in receiving that month’s resource as a thank-you for your gift is if you give through that month’s resource landing page. You can always find the current month’s offer page by clicking the banner at the very top of our website.

When filling out the giving form on a resource offer page, please also ensure that you enter your current shipping address if it’s different from your billing address. 

If you gave to receive a resource offer, please allow 4-6 weeks (due to shipping & handling) for your resource to be delivered. If the resource is digital (such as a short course, etc.), you can expect that to be delivered to your email within about a week. 

**Please note that we are unable to offer international shipping for resource offers at this time.

To start a new recurring gift or modify an existing one, please call us directly at (719) 375-2000 or email us at advancement@colsoncenter.org. If no one is available to assist you immediately, please leave us a voicemail (without any credit card info recorded) and we will call you back as soon as we can.

The Colson Center accepts stock and legacy/planned gifts. You can make a lasting impact for life by listing The Colson Center for Christian Worldview as a beneficiary in your will. We would be honored to continue your activism to equip Christians with a Christian Worldview. Please simply name Colson Center for Christian Worldview, EIN 90-1117779 as a beneficiary of your will or insurance policy. If you have any further questions, please call 719-602-6164.

Have your employer match your gift to the Colson Center! If your employer does matching grants, ask them to include the Colson Center for Christian Worldview after you’ve made your gift.

First of all, thank you for your support of the Colson Center! We’re deeply grateful for your prayers and partnership. Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to process American credit cards. 

In addition, due to the very high exchange rate for checks drawn from foreign banks, we do not recommend sending checks that are not from American banks. If you have an American credit card, that is the best way for you to make a gift.

Please note that if you are giving to receive a premium offer, we are unable to offer international shipping at this time.