Family and Friends, Gift a Brighter Future

Give the gift of education.

When it comes to helping your student achieve their dreams, family and friends can make a lasting difference. Whether it’s celebrating a birthday, graduation or other special occasion, every contribution can help build a stronger path forward.

CollegeCounts GiftED

Instructions for Account Owners:

As an existing account owner, you’ll find everything you need by logging into your account and selecting “CollegeCounts GiftED” for simple, step-by-step instructions.

Invite

Instructions for family and friends:

  1. Request a CollegeCounts GiftED evite from the account owner.

  2. Receive the GiftED evite and:
    1. Contribute online directly from your bank account; or
    2. Print a personalized deposit slip to mail with your check to CollegeCounts.

Let them know you're supporting their education goals:

Print a special occasion card or certificate to let your recipient know you’ve made a contribution to their education.

Invite Contributors Online

Inviting friends and family to contribute to future college expenses is simple. With CollegeCounts, you can log into your account, navigate to GiftED, enter an email address for anyone who wants to give, and send out an invitation.

Mother and daughter on computer

Log In

Invite Contributors to Contribute By Mail

If your contributors are more comfortable with a paper form of giving, you can:

  1. Print out a deposit coupon.
    Print Coupon

  2. Add the account number and beneficiary name to the coupon.

  3. Give or mail the deposit coupon to the potential contributor.

    (Instructions for mailing contributions are indicated on the coupon.)

Give Online to a 529

Let the account owner know you want to contribute to their CollegeCounts Direct account by requesting an evite using this form. The “occasion” you choose will be reflected in the email message the account owner receives from you. After you submit the form, the account owner will receive an email letting them know you would like to receive an evite to make a contribution.

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This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Beneficiary First Name*
Your First Name*
Occasion*

Information provided will be used for a one-time only email communication from CollegeCounts Direct per your request. For more information on potential tax benefits, please review the Gift Contributions section of our FAQs.

Send a check to CollegeCounts Direct

With information you receive directly from the 529 account owner, you can contribute to a child’s 529 account via mail.

  1. Request the 529 account number directly from the account holder.

  2. Print out deposit coupon.
    Print Coupon

  3. Mail the completed coupon to the address indicated on the coupon.

  4. Download or order an appropriate greeting card to send to the account holder or beneficiary.
    View Cards

Ready to Take the First Step to a Brighter Future?

Open an Account