How to Give

Please view our online donation page (above) or our main Donation page. Note: the online donation page redirects to the dbqarch.blackbaudondemand.com site for secure card processing.

When sending your contribution, please indicate the intent of your gift. You can contribute to any of the items listed under Needs or where the need is the greatest. You will receive an acknowledgement for your gift. Your gift is tax deductible.

Please mail your contribution to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Attn: Alumni Relations & Development
2210 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT):
With your permission, a monthly contribution will be deducted automatically from your checking account and deposited into the St. Thomas Aquinas bank account. For more information or to enroll in the EFT program, please contact the parish office.

Stock Donation:
Please contact the parish office.

Include STA in your will or estate planning:

  • Have you considered making a gift to St. Thomas Aquinas in your will?
  • Did you know that a Charitable Gift Annuity can provide you with income and a tax deduction?
  • A gift to STA of stock or real estate helps you avoid capital gains tax and provides you with a tax deduction.
  • Have you considered naming St. Thomas Aquinas as a beneficiary of your IRA or Life Insurance Policy?

It is in giving that we receive. - St. Francis of Assisi
No one has ever become poor by giving. -Anne Frank
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchill

St. Thomas Aquinas is a LEAVE A LEGACY® in Iowa Partner, which provides estate and gift planning information and resources.

If you would like more information about estate planning and how it can benefit you as well as a charitable organization, such as St. Thomas Aquinas, please contact the parish office or Fr. Jon Seda at 515.292.3810.