The simplest way to give is an outright gift of cash. You can mail us a check or drop by our office.
Faculty and staff can support Washburn and help reach our Forever Washburn campaign goals with their gifts. Set up a payroll deduction or give immediately.
Many corporations match their employees’ gifts to Washburn University with an equal or greater corporate contribution. Information on matching gifts is usually available through a company human resource department.
See if your gift qualifies:
To transmit gifts to the Washburn University Foundation, please contact us.
Memorial and tribute gifts are meaningful ways to honor friends or mentors, celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, or memorialize a loved one while benefiting the Washburn community. These gifts qualify as charitable donations and show appreciation for an individual while helping to sustain ongoing efforts of the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation.
Learn about other ways to fund a memorial or tribute gift and honor a loved one>
The most common method of delivery of marketable securities is an electronic transfer through Depository Trust Company.
Any DTC-eligible securities can be transferred electronically to the Washburn University Foundation, Federal tax I.D. # 48-6105561, through US Bancorp
US Bancorp
DTC Clearing #0280
For Credit: Account #25387236
In the name of: Washburn University Foundation
It is important that you notify Washburn University Foundation before making a gift of DTC-eligible securities. Without this notice, your gift may be transferred to Washburn University Foundation without our knowledge of your identity. This makes it difficult to provide you with proper credit, proper usage of your funds and timely acknowledgement for your gift.
To notify us either complete the form below or contact us at contactus@wualumni.org or 785.670.4483. Additional instructions and information can be found here.
Works of art, rare books, equipment and furnishings that further the mission of Washburn University may be donated with approval. The allowable deduction for a gift of such property depends upon its related use and appraised value.
You may donate a residence, farmland or other real estate to Washburn University Foundation. Gifts of real estate may offer considerable tax savings. The gift can be made immediately available to the university or you may wish to donate the property but retain use of it for your lifetime.
A bequest is frequently utilized to express your specific philanthropic wishes. A bequest can include a specific dollar amount, a percentage of estate or a specific asset.
Simplify your charitable giving with a donor advised fund. Creation of a donor advised fund through the Washburn University Charitable Gift Fund may qualify you for immediate tax deductions and enables you to direct grants to Washburn University Foundation or any other charity when you are ready.
Do you have a donor advised fund? You could be using it to decrease your taxable income and support Washburn University at the same time.
Endowed and current funds can transform the lives of current and future Ichabods by providing scholarships, supporting fellowships, research and professorships, and providing campus improvements. You may endow a fund through either outright or deferred gifts and you may name it after yourself, you and your spouse or in honor of someone else.
Individual life insurance policies, either new or no longer needed, may be transferred to Washburn University Foundation. The Foundation may then become the owner and beneficiary to receive an income tax deduction or the Foundation may simply be named as a beneficiary of a policy.
A trust is an arrangement where property is held by a trustee for the benefit of another. The trustee holds legal title to the property and the beneficiary is the institution who is benefited. There are a variety of trust types: irrevocable trust, revocable trust, living trust, and testamentary trust.
There are seemingly endless ways you can support Washburn students, faculty, staff and programs. After browsing the options above, if you are ready to plan your gift or have any questions, please contact us.
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