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Personally deliver checks to Yoakley Hall, third floor reception area (enter the East end of building [toward Culp]).

Make checks payable to, "ETSU Foundation" and mail to University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70721, Johnson City, TN 37614.

Make recurring or one-time credit card payments by visiting our online giving form at www.etsu.edu/give or by using the ETSU App (download from the Apple Store and Google Play).

Arrange for recurring debits or electronic funds transfer (EFT) from your account (monthly, quarterly, or annually) by printing and completing the EFT Authorization Form attaching a voided check, and sending to University Advancement, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70721, Johnson City, TN 37614.

ETSU faculty and staff can arrange for recurring deductions from their pay.  Complete the Payroll Deduction Form online.  The form will be routed electronically and your deduction will start on the 10th of the following month.

Double or even triple the amount of your gift by involving your employer. Find out if your employer matches gifts here:  www.matchinggifts.com/etsu.  

The ETSU Foundation account is heldy by Raymond James/Citizens Financial, Johnson City, TN. The contact there is Mr. Clem Wilkes, phone number: 423-928-8361. For more information, see the Stock Transfer Information Sheet.  You can also contact Sunny Sandos, sandoss@etsu.edu, Exec Dir, Planned Giving for more information.

Honoring or memorializing a special person with a gift to East Tennessee State University can be tremendously gratifying. It is a formal tribute to celebrate a loved one, friend, classmate, teacher, or colleague that provides valuable support to the University. Gifts may be designated toward a cause meaningful to the honored or memorialized individual—or left to the discretion of the University. To make a memorial gift via credit card, use our secure online form at www.etsu.edu/give.  Be sure to complete the honor/memory of section.  If paying by check, include a brief note to include the designation you want your gift to support and the name of the individual for whom you are making a gift (see address information at right). 

A permanent fund, where only the annual payout of earnings is used to serve the purposes of the endowed fund.  Typically, the principal in the endowment is not touched.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is used to establish relevant information with respect to the scholarship, including a biographical sketch of the donor, criteria for selecting the award recipient, and other pertinent information, so we always know the donor’s intent and wishes in establishing the scholarship.  We urge our donors to consider designating their estate gifts for an endowed fund, which can be named for the donor.  The minimum needed to establish an endowed scholarship in the ETSU Foundation is currently $25,000. This amount may be payable over a five-year period of time, or included in your estate planning. 

These operate much like a checking account.  It is a one-time donation in any amount which will be used as designated by the donor - distributed all at one time or over a certain number of years.

Includes cash, checks and pledges of future funds. If the donor's employer MATCHES charitable contributions, the impact of the gift can be increased, and the donor will receive recognition at the appropriate level for the combined gift and the match.

In publicly traded companies can be given, and may have real tax advantage to you by  allowing you to avoid capital gains taxes for stock which has appreciated in value and has been owned by the donor for more than one year.

Includes bequests from a last will and testament, charitable remainder trust and lead trusts, charitable gift annuities and other arrangements that may offer significant tax and estate planning advantages to the donor. If interested, please visit the ETSULegacy.org.

This offers a simple and cost effective way to benefit the university by naming the ETSU Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Payments by the donor of the policy's premiums may also result in a tax-deductible gift to the Foundation.

Donors can name the ETSU Foundation as the beneficiary, and may serve to assist the donor with his or her tax and estate planning.

Such as books, jewelry, art, professional equipment, and other items may be given.  Use the In-kind Gift Form.

May be given to the ETSU Foundation, or included in a planned gift.