If loved ones are asking for gift ideas or if you are still searching for a perfect present this holiday season, how about the gift of education? A contribution to your Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage account will grow over time to pay for your child’s or grandchild’s college and career training as well as help them avoid student loan debt.
Ohio 529 can help others give this meaningful present with Ugift, an easy gift-giving feature to invite family and friends to save your children’s future college expenses when celebrating holidays, birthdays, and special achievements with contributions to your CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 account.
Ugift makes it easy for others to give to your Ohio 529 account. With Ugift, you generate a unique code which allows loved ones to contribute to your Ohio 529 savings plan without needing your actual account number. Once they have the Ugift code, your friends and family can visit Ugift529.com to make their online gifts directly to your 529.
The quickest and easiest way to pass along your child’s Ugift code is with the ReadySave 529 app, which you can access as an Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage account owner. At the bottom of every page is an Ugift icon. Click on the gift symbol to view your Ugift code which you can send immediately as an invitation via texts, emails, and Facebook/Instagram chats from your phone.
Or log into your account online to view your child’s Ugift code to send to family and friends who would like to give the gift of education.
The Ugift code doesn’t expire. Which means whenever there is an occasion to celebrate like baby showers, holidays, birthdays, graduations, and special achievements, your family and friends can give to your Ohio 529 account. And they can choose to contribute as much as they want whenever they want. It can be a one-time gift or recurring gift; all they need is that Ugift code. Your loved ones’ contributions - whether big or small – will add up over the years. Added to the power of compound interest, these gifts will power your 529 savings to cover even more college and career training costs.
If a gift giver is an Ohio resident who wants to contribute to your Ohio 529 account through Ugift, their contribution must be received in good order before 4 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 19, to include it in their 2025 State of Ohio income tax deduction.
The deadline for account owners to contribute to their plans before year-end is fast approaching! To have your contributions included for your 2025 State of Ohio income tax deduction, all contributions must be received in good order by CollegeAdvantage before 4 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 31.
To learn more about gifting options with Ohio 529 and order holiday and special occasion greeting cards, visit 529 Gift Central. The site shows how a contribution of as little as $25 can grow with all the tax benefits that an Ohio 529 account offers. You or a loved one can contribute online, by mailing in a check directly to CollegeAdvantage, or opening an Ohio 529 account as a gift. 529 Gift Central also has a 29 second video explaining visually how Ugift works.
Since 1989, Ohio 529, CollegeAdvantage, has been helping families across the nation save for their children’s education after high school. Ohio 529 account will pay for qualified costs at any four-year college or university, two-year community college, trade or vocational school, apprenticeship approved by the U.S. Labor Department, or certificate program nationwide that accepts federal financial aid. Start, add, or give a gift with as little as $25 at CollegeAdvantage.com.
Happy holidays and thank you for selecting Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage as your savings plan for your children’s and grandchildren’s college and career training costs.
