Ways to Give
Help us help students
Donations of all sizes ensure that Pitt-Bradford is able to help deserving students.
One of Pitt-Bradford’s top priorities is providing financial support to help students pursue a college education. Scholarships help serve the needs of students and their families.
Endowed Scholarship Funds allow donors to establish named scholarships that will exist in perpetuity and provide permanent support for students within a particular area or for a specific purpose. Minimum endowment levels ensure that sufficient income is available to fulfill the donor’s specific intentions. Please contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement at 814-362-5091 for more information about establishing an endowed scholarship fund.
Honorary and memorial gift programs are wonderful ways for you to honor friends or loved ones.
Honorary gifts - allow you to acknowledge a special birthday, wedding, anniversary, or other occasion or accomplishment.
Memorial gifts - are a meaningful way to mark the passing of a loved one or close friend.
Loved ones may give to an established fund, plant a tree, sponsor benches, dedicate seats in the Bromeley Family Theater, or remember their loved ones through the Harriett B. Wick Chapel.
For more information on these tribute options, contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement at 814-362-5091.
Notifications
In addition to the letter of thanks we send to donors, we are also happy to send notifications when a gift has been made in honor or remembrance of friends and loved ones.
Planned giving options allow you to amplify the impact of your generosity, to potentially create lifetime income streams and reduce your taxes.
Popular Ways to Give
Bequests and Beneficiaries
Naming the university in your will, living trust, or as a beneficiary of your retirement plan allows you to help Pitt-Bradford without impacting your income today. As you consider making a bequest, the following language may be useful to you and your attorney:
I give to the Bradford Educational Foundation….(legal name of foundation) (the sum of $_____) or (shares of stock, specific real estate, or other property) to be used by the Bradford Educational Foundation….(legal name incorporated in PA) to support the Foundation’s Endowment.
Charitable Gift Annuity
A charitable gift annuity is a contract between you and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. You transfer cash or property to Pitt-Bradford in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a lifetime stream of annual income from the university. The principal passes to Pitt-Bradford upon the contract's end.
Charitable Remainder Trust
A charitable remainder trust allows you to reduce your taxable income by contributing cash, securities, or other appreciated property into a trust. The trust makes either fixed annual payments to you or to your beneficiaries for a specified period of time. Once the time expires and the trust is terminated, the remainder of the trust passes to Pitt-Bradford.
Charitable Lead Trust
A charitable lead trust allows you to transfer assets to others at a significantly reduced tax liability. By contributing securities or other appreciating assets to a charitable lead trust, the trust makes annual payments to Pitt-Bradford for a specified period. When the specified period of time expires, the remaining principal is paid to you or your beneficiaries.
Thinking about a planned gift? For more information on these options, please contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement.
Many employers will match your gift to Pitt-Bradford, which will increase your total contribution to the university. While each company has its own procedure, typically the process includes these easy steps:
- You request a matching gift form from you company's HR office.
- You complete the form and send it to Pitt-Bradford with your gift.
- Pitt Bradford verifies the gift information and returns it to your employer.
- Your employer issues a matching gift contribution to Pitt-Bradford
It's that easy! For more information, contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement.
Securities may be electronically transferred to Pitt-Bradford via our Depository Trust Company (DTC). Please contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement for specific instructions.
A donor-advised fund (DAF) acts like a charitable savings account, allowing you to decide how much and how often you support the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and other eligible nonprofit organizations.
To set up a DAF, you establish an account through a community foundation or other sponsoring organization. You contribute to the fund, which can grow over time through additional donations or investment growth, and then recommend distributions to charities of your choice, including the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
While we don’t offer a university-managed DAF, we gladly accept grants from independent DAFs.
Advantages of Using a DAF
- Flexibility: You can consolidate several years of charitable giving into one contribution, take a larger tax deduction in the year the DAF is funded, and then distribute the funds over multiple years.
- Tax benefits: Gifts of long-term appreciated assets to a DAF can eliminate capital gains taxes.
- Simplified administration: Your DAF sponsor keeps records of all distributions, saving you from tracking each donation individually.
- Engage your family: Include children or loved ones in choosing the causes your family supports.
- Build a legacy: You can designate successors to continue recommending grants or direct remaining funds to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford after your lifetime.
How to Make a DAF Gift
- Request a grant: Contact your DAF sponsor to recommend a gift to the Bradford Educational Foundation.
- Specify your gift purpose: Indicate whether your contribution should support scholarships, academic programs, or another area of the university. See where to give or contact the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement to explore more options.
- Please provide your contact information, so we can acknowledge your generosity and send appropriate recognition.
- If you include the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in your plans, please use the following legal name and federal tax ID:
Legal name: Bradford Educational Foundation
Address: 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, PA 16701
Federal tax ID number: 25-1399653