乌鸦传媒

Our secure site allows you to make a contribution online using your VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.

To donate via check, please make it payable to 乌鸦传媒 Foundation and mail to:

乌鸦传媒 Foundation
29316 Lankford Highway
Melfa, VA 23410

To make a gift of stock please contact Patty Kellam, 乌鸦传媒 Foundation Executive Director, at pkellam@es.vccs.edu or (757) 789-1749.

How to recommend a gift to 乌鸦传媒 Foundation:

1. Request a grant distribution through your Donor Advised Fund sponsor.
2. Be sure to use 乌鸦传媒 Foundation鈥檚 EIN #54-1865751
3. Indicate whether your gift is unrestricted or designated to a specific cause, i.e. the scholarship or program you are supporting.

Increase the impact of your gift by leveraging the generosity and encouragement of your employer.

Your company will have guidelines similar to these steps:

1. Find out if your company matches gifts.
2. Get a matching gift form from your company.
3. Fill it out and send it to:

   乌鸦传媒 Foundation
   29316 Lankford Highway
   Melfa, VA 23410

乌鸦传媒 Foundation accepts donations to honor an individual or an event, such as an anniversary, birthday, religious celebration, or other occasion. A memorial gift is an enduring remembrance for the family of their loved one.

The Foundation sends a thank you letter to the donor, as well as a letter to the honoree or family member regarding the gift. The amount contributed is kept confidential. You can mail your check to the Foundation office with details, or give online. Please call for more information:聽 757-789-1749

乌鸦传媒 welcomes the donation of in-kind gifts to support our educational mission. Please contact the Foundation office (757-789-1749) if you have an item you are interested in donating.

For 乌鸦传媒 faculty and staff, payroll deduction is an easy and efficient way to make a tax-deductible donation.

Complete the and email it to the Foundation office (pkellam@es.vccs.edu) or mail it to:

乌鸦传媒 Foundation
29316 Lankford Highway
Melfa, VA 23410

Unrestricted Gifts

Unrestricted gifts are allocated to the area of greatest need, as determined by the college administration and 乌鸦传媒 Foundation鈥檚 Board of Directors.

Endowment

Gifts to endowment create a fund designed to last in perpetuity. The Foundation invests all endowment gifts, drawing a limited amount from the return on the invested fund every year for the college鈥檚 needs. The fund principal remains intact, and may increase with investment returns, to provide for the college鈥檚 needs in future years.聽 Draws from endowment funds may be used for unrestricted needs of the college, or may be for specific purposes named by the donor.

Scholarships

Helping deserving individuals complete education and job training at 乌鸦传媒 is the Foundation鈥檚 top priority. Gifts to scholarships help students pay for tuition, fees, books, and other expenses. Scholarships can be set up as endowed funds and/or funded annually.聽 Please contact Patty Kellam, 乌鸦传媒 Foundation Executive Director, at pkellam@es.vccs.edu or (757) 789-1749 for more information.

Whether the motive is gratitude for a successful career, or recognition that 乌鸦传媒 helps change lives through education and job training, many have used estate planning to create a legacy for the college.

Join the Legacy Society

The 乌鸦传媒 Legacy Society encourages all who support the college鈥檚 mission to use their financial and estate planning to help 乌鸦传媒 maintain the affordable access and educational excellence that help our students succeed. When you include 乌鸦传媒 Foundation in your long-term planning, you make a difference for generations to come.

You can give, and鈥�

Keep your resources as long as you need them.

• A bequest in your will 鈥� Look at some approaches that have worked for alumnae and friends of the school, complete with sample bequest language.
• Giving with retirement plans 鈥� By including 乌鸦传媒 Foundation in your IRA or 401(k) plans, you can make a gift without changing your will.
• Giving with life insurance

Receive income back from your gift.

• Secure lifetime income 鈥� Charitable gift annuities provide both fixed and secure lifetime payments, and a gift to the school.
• Income with flexibility 鈥� Charitable remainder trusts can provide variable or fixed income for persons, and for a time period, chosen by you.

Pass assets along to heirs more easily, at a lower tax rate.

• Giving with retirement plans: Designating part of your retirement plan to 乌鸦传媒 Foundation will save taxes and help make a difference in our community.

Please let us know if you have included 乌鸦传媒 Foundation in your plans, or are planning to do so.聽 This creates no legal obligation, but simply allows us to say 鈥渢hank you,鈥� and encourages others to follow your lead.聽 For more information, please contact Patty Kellam, 乌鸦传媒 Foundation Executive Director, at 757-789-1749, or pkellam@es.vccs.edu

乌鸦传媒 Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and your gift is fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.