Donate

As a nonprofit enterprise, Ploughshares relies on readers like you. Giving to Ploughshares supports our commitment to paying our writers for excellence in the literary arts.

In 2016, we established an initiative to support writers: The Ploughshares Anniversary Fund. When you donate to the Anniversary Fund, 100% of your gift will go toward paying a writer published in Ploughshares. Together, we can guarantee that writers are paid for their work, and we can continue to attract the highest quality literature for Ploughshares readers around the world.

For more information about the donors who make our work possible, please visit our Ploughshares Patrons page. To view our fiscal year 2024 annual report, please click here.

Giving Tiers

  • For a $50+ gift, donors will receive a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker.
  • Reader: For a $125+ gift, Readers will receive our signature Ploughshares tote bag, a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Friend: For a $250+ gift, Friends will receive our signature Ploughshares tote bag, a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, a six-month archive subscription, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Advocate: For a $500+ gift, Advocates will receive our signature Ploughshares tote bag, a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, a one-year archive subscription, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Patron: For a $1,000+ gift, Patrons will receive a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, a one-year print journal subscription, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Council: For a $2,500+ gift, Council-level donors will receive a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, a two-year print journal subscription, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Publisher: For a $5,000+ gift, Publishers will receive a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, a three-year print journal subscription, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Editor’s Circle: For $10,000+, the Editor’s Circle will receive a limited-edition Ploughshares sticker, two lifetime print journal subscriptions, and be acknowledged in the journal for four issues.
  • Founders Society: The Founders Society is recognition for those patrons who have established funds or prizes.

Donate Online

Thank you for your support. See below to donate online:

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Donate via Mail

To donate via mail, make checks payable to Emerson College and note Ploughshares in the “memo” area. Please list Ploughshares in the first line of the mailing address, followed by Emerson College, and send to:

Ploughshares
Emerson College
120 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116-2114

Matching, Planned, and Stock Gifts

In addition to standard, one-time giving, we accept matching donations, planned giving, and stock gifts. In the case of matching donations from companies, organizations, or elsewhere: You can make your portion of the donation via any of the methods above. In the case of online donation, please select “matching” in the online form above and note the party who will be matching your donation. In the case of other donation methods, please see the form below.

If you are interested in any of the above types of giving, please contact Ning Ma, our assistant director, business and development at business@pshares.org.

All contributions will be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.