Donations to the Foundation

Gifts to the foundation include:

• Outright gifts or cash over time (pledges);
• Equities,
• Securities,
• Real estate;
• Life insurance;
• Corporate contributions;
• Planned gifts (bequests or trusts); and
• Tangible personal property.

Cash donations may be:

• Restricted – limited by the donor to be spent only
   for specific purposes or programs;
• Unrestricted – available for financing current
   operations – not limited by the donor; and
• Endowment – invested with the principal held
   intact in perpetuity and with only interest
   expended.

Gifts of $250 or more with no benefit received by the
donor must be acknowledged in writing. The donor is
responsible for determining the fair market value of
gifts of goods or services. A third party estimate is
required for gifts of $5,000 or more.