Support MECA
There are many ways to make a contribution to MECA, all of which provide critical support for the College, as well as potential tax benefits for you. Please click on the links to learn more about the various ways in which you can contribute to MECA and help make a difference in the lives of our students. The staff in the Advancement Office would be happy to help you tailor a program to suit your own personal, philanthropic and financial goals.
Making your gift on-line is secure and simple. It reduces costs to the College, saves you a stamp, and helps the environment. Use your Visa®, MasterCard® or Discover® card to make your gift today and receive an immediate confirmation by email.
Undesignated giving allows MECA to put your gift where it is needed most. Undesignated gifts help provide nearly $3 million in financial aid to students in all our programs, help our faculty stay current and artistically fresh, and help us maintain and upgrade studio and classroom necessities.
If you wish, you may designate your gift to an area of special interest or you may recognize an important person in your life by filling in the “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” fields on our on-line form.
If you’d rather not make your gift electronically, you may make out a personal or business check made payable to "Maine College of Art" or "MECA" and mail it to the address below.
522 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Please specify in the check memo: "Annual Giving."
Call us at 207.775.5098 or 800.699.1509 and pay over the telephone with your MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. We will ask you for your card number, expiration date, security code, and mailing address.
The monthly sustainer program is a convenient and reliable way to have an even greater impact with your gift. By pledging a certain amount to your credit card each month, you can,
1) save the time and effort of sending gifts through the mail,
2) have the flexibility to make a larger total gift to MECA by spreading payments out over several months, and
3) reduce the amount of fundraising mail and phone calls you receive from MECA. At the same time, you will be providing a dependable source of revenue throughout the year, ensuring that MECA's ongoing needs are met and that the College continues to thrive.
Give us a call at 207.775.5098 if you have questions about the Monthly Sustainer Program or if you wish to enroll.
A gift of appreciated securities is a common way to make a contribution. You can often take a charitable deduction for the fair market value of the securities as of the date of transfer and avoid capital gains associated with the sale. MECA can accept stock electronically through your broker or in certificate form.
Your brokerage firm may wire gifts of stock directly into one of Maine College of Art's brokerage accounts. Your broker must attach your name to the transaction in order for the gift to be properly recorded.
To ensure you're properly credited, please ask you broker to send us a letter with your name, securities being transferred, date of transfer order and the specific purpose of the gift, if any.
Instructions for transferring mutual funds, government securities, or making wire transfers of cash are available.
Please call us at 207.775.5098 to request stock transfer instructions or for more information.