The ULM Foundation offers a variety of ways to give including online, checks, credit cards, money orders, gifts of stocks and securities or other assets.ÌýChoose the method that best meets your needs:
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Give by check or other means of giving cash and deduct gifts up to 50% of your adjusted gross income in any one year. Carry over any excess into as many as five tax years.
Tribute or memorial gifts are a wonderful way to honor someone you admire, respect, or want to remember in a meaningful way or to celebrate a wedding, graduation, new baby, birthday, or any special occasion.
Your gifts can double or triple if your company offers a corporate matching gift program. Some companies will even match gifts made by retirees and spouses of employees.ÌýClick here to search if your company matches the gift or contact your human resources department to learn if your company matches gifts to higher educationÌýand request a matching gift form to send with your gift.
The Donor Recognition Program provides for naming opportunities in the Laird Weems Center,ÌýKitty DeGree School of Nursing,ÌýLiew Family International Student Center,ÌýClarke M.ÌýWilliams Student Success Center, or theÌýKitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Clinic.ÌýContact the ULM Foundation Office for more information at 318-342-3636 or foundation@ulm.edu.
Schedule your annual gift online with a recurring payment schedule or complete and print our gift commitment form to include with your check, credit card or money order. Please ensure checks and money orders are made payable to ULMÌýFoundation andÌý mail to:
ULM Foundation
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209
Follow donor instructions to gift stock or securities. Deduct the full current value of the stock and bypassing any capital gains tax, which might be due on a sale. Deduct such gifts up to 30% of your adjusted gross income in any one year. Carry over any excess into as many as five tax years. Securities must be long-term (held longer than a year) to qualify for favorable tax treatment.Ìý
See gift opportunities pdf for a summary. For information on how to leave a lasting legacy to ULM, . Wills, bequests, life insurance, other estate planned gifts can be made by contacting a ULM Foundation Development Officer at (318) 342-3636 or foundation@ulm.edu.
GIFT POLICIES
ULM Foundation policies related to charitable giving include:
Shared Principles for Fundraising
Charitable Gift Planner Model Standards
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