Support the College : How to Give
It’s important that you choose a way of contributing that is right for you.
Below are ways to help the College of Business to ensure accessibility and excellence in higher education—especially as state support continues to decrease:
Cash and Pledges
Gifts of cash may be made online, credit card or by personal or cashier's check made payable to “San Francisco State University–College of Business.” While outright gifts are appreciated, a pledge may be arranged for up to five years and paid annually, quarterly or monthly via check or by credit card. To make a gift today, see Make a Gift.
Stocks and Bonds
By giving stocks, mutual funds or bonds you may avoid paying substantial capital gains taxes and can deduct the full value of your gift from federal taxes. For information on giving securities, please contact our Development Staff, see Make a Gift.
Real Estate and Appreciated Assets
We can help make it easy to donate your home, other real estate, and any appreciated asset such as fine art. We’ll help guide you through any liquidation arrangements, including handling all the sales if you prefer. Real estate and appreciated assets may be donated outright, as well as through planned giving. Whether you want to make an outright donation or planned gift of any asset, or a combination, please call our resident expert in these matters, Grace Robinson, Esq., at (415) 405-3809 or email at ggr@sfsu.edu.
About Planned Giving
Whether you are a teacher or a CEO, planned gifts are particularly attractive, especially to SF State alumni and friends who live in the Bay Area or other regions where real estate appreciation has increased exponentially over the last few decades. In addition to including SF State in your will, it’s possible to establish an annuity or other income-bearing arrangement that actually benefits you and possibly your heirs, and at the same time benefits the College of Business! For more information on planned giving, please call our resident expert in these matters, Grace Robinson, Esq., at (415) 405-3809 or email at ggr@sfsu.edu.
In-Kind Gifts and Services
The value of a gift in kind is tax-deductible, and may include a range of tangible personal property and/or services such as furniture and equipment, personal libraries, or donated services. To contact our Development Staff to help you match your potential donation with a particular need, see Make a Gift.
Scholarships
There are many established scholarship funds from which to choose, from marketing to hospitality management. Scholarships are endowment funds that grow over time to keep pace with tuition and fee increases. In addition to supporting existing scholarship funds, some donors choose to establish new named scholarship endowments. Currently a $150,000 endowment will generate enough income to cover annual tuition, fees, some living expenses and grow to keep ahead of estimated cost increases. $25,000 is the minimum donation to establish any named endowed fund.
Endowments
An endowment to establish a named scholarship, chair, fellowship, or a fund to perpetually strengthen any program at the University, ensures that SF State will continue to achieve its objectives—especially the ones about which you care most. Due to restrictions on waning state support, the actual day to day experience of our students, and their faculty, are enriched through major gifts, and especially through named endowments of $25,000 or more. With the perpetual income generated by your named endowment, you will influence the future through the graduates shaped by your visionary generosity.
Tributes and Memorials
Honor someone special, as either a living tribute or a memorial, by making a gift of any size in his or her name.
