If an organization wishes to make a donation to charity, a Designated Funds (DF) account must be set up through SOAS. A DF account is used for the purpose of donating non-university funds from a student organization to a non-profit organization. Due to University policy, University funds cannot be donated to charity on behalf of a student organization, therefore groups are not permitted to use funds in their general SOAS account for donation purposes or place any University funds in the group’s DF account. Consequently, student organizations are not authorized to transfer money from their regular SOAS account or have University departments credit money to the DF account. Funds that go into a DF account should come from cash or check deposits made at the SOAS Office and consist only of personal donations, money received through fundraising events or bucket drives, and member dues.
