WAYS TO GIVE
THE SUCCESS OF OUR $1 BILLION CAMPAIGN DEPENDS ON EVERY MEMBER OF THE AUBURN FAMILY AND ON EVERY GIFT, LARGE AND SMALL.
Auburn relies on your support to create new opportunities for our students, enrich our faculty, strengthen our academic programs, and enhance our campus. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF CONVENIENT GIVING OPTIONS. You may designate your gift or pledge to your area of interest or to the university’s area of greatest need. ONLINE Quickly and easily make a gift of any size at auburn.edu/giving.
CREDIT CARD Gifts can be made via Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express™, or DISCOVER® cards.
CHECK A check is a common way to provide a gift to Auburn. Please make your check payable to “Auburn University Foundation.” Also, please note your preferred designation on the memo line of your check.
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS (EFT) EFTs, or monthly bank drafts, are a convenient way to support Auburn. Specify your gift amount (minimum of $15 monthly) and designation according to your wishes.
CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Your employer may double or even triple your gift to Auburn University. Your employer’s Human Resources department can provide details and the matching gift form to include with your check. Visit www.matchinggifts.com/auburn to find out if your employer matches gifts.
CONTACT To learn more about these giving options, please direct your inquiries to:
Auburn Fund 317 S. College Street Auburn, Alabama 36849 (334) 844-1142 aubfund@auburn.edu BECAUSE.AUBURN.EDU Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard Worldwide. American Express is a trademark of American Express Company. DISCOVER is a registered trademark of Discover Financial Services.
Gifts to support Auburn come in many different forms. CONSIDER OUR ADDITIONAL GIVING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS. REAL ESTATE GIFTS
ESTATE PLAN GIFTS
Real property (also referred to as real estate or realty) is
Donors can provide support for Auburn at the time
land, its natural resources, and any permanent buildings
of their death through a number of estate planning
on it. Gifts of donated property — primary and vacation
vehicles that, in addition to many of the opportunities
homes, undeveloped land, commercial property, farms,
outlined previously, include retirement plan assets,
and timberland — can be immediate or planned gifts.
charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, and
Donated property provides donors with tax benefits,
partnership interests. Some planned giving options
while retained life estate donations provide donors
include opportunities for the donor to receive return
with the added benefit of using the donated property
income or other financial benefits during his or
during their lifetimes. The Auburn University Real Estate
her lifetime in return for the contribution, as well
Foundation, Inc. facilitates and receives gifts, bequests,
as immediate tax-deductible benefits without the
and transfers of donated real property on behalf of
penalty of capital gains taxes on the transfer.
Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery. Donations of real property may be either sold by the
GIFTS-IN-KIND
foundation (with the proceeds of the sale distributed to
Gifts-in-kind involve both tangible and intangible
the university purpose as designated by the donor) or
personal property. Tangible assets might include single
retained by the university to use in a manner benefiting
or collective works of art, books, or other collectibles;
its mission. For more information about the foundation,
vehicles; animals; and equipment. Intangible assets
visit www.auburnuniversityrealestatefoundation.org.
might include patents; copyrights of cultural, artistic, and literary works; and computer software under
STOCK GIFTS
development. Gifts-in-kind may be retained or sold
By donating common stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and
(with the proceeds of the sale distributed to the
other appreciated securities, donors may also receive
university purpose as designated by the donor)
tax benefits that include avoiding long-term capital
or retained by the university to use in a manner
gains tax and obtaining deductions for their annual
benefiting its mission.
income tax filing. In most cases, donors can maximize their contribution through gifts of stock by transferring these appreciated securities to the Auburn University Foundation directly, rather than liquidating them first and donating the proceeds of that sale to the foundation. Before directing a transfer agent to transfer a stock gift to the foundation, contact the Auburn Fund office for details on how best to expedite your donation.
The Auburn University Foundation receives all charitable contributions made in support of and to benefit Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery. The foundation, established in 1960 and led by a volunteer board of directors, works in cooperation with Auburn University’s fundraising professionals in its Office of Development. Their combined efforts include seeking philanthropic support to enhance quality faculty and instruction, advance academic and student programs, and increase scholarships and fellowships. The Auburn University Foundation is a separate and distinct nonprofit organization, charged by the Auburn University president to ensure all donations made to Auburn University and Auburn University at Montgomery benefit the institutions as intended, and to manage the universities’ endowments so as to provide a perpetual source of funding for their future. It is incorporated as an Alabama nonprofit corporation and certified by the Internal Revenue Service as a qualified charitable organization. Gifts to the foundation, listed in IRS Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations and described in Code 10(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are tax deductible as permitted by law. The foundation has met certain standards and requirements of the Internal Revenue Service within the meaning of IRS Code Sec. 501(c)(3). The foundation’s Tax Exempt Identification Number is 63-6022422.
Auburn drum major at a football game, circa 1960.
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