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How to Give

  • Make a Gift Online
    Your gift to Penn State Behrend is an investment in our students, our faculty, and our potential.
     
  • Matching Gifts
    Penn State Behrend alumni, parents, and friends can maximize personal contributions to the college—sometimes by double or triple the amount--by taking advantage of a company's matching gift benefits.
     
  • Stocks and Bonds
    You can donate appreciated securities to Penn State Behrend, which is a great way to support the college while possibly providing you with significant tax benefits.
     
  • Estate Planning
    Gift planning offers you the chance to give now or after your lifetime and allows you to align your charitable giving with your overall financial and estate plans.
     
  • Faculty and Staff Contributions
    Faculty and staff of Penn State Behrend can offer their support to the future of the college by donating through payroll deduction, check, or credit card.
     
  • Cash, Check, and Credit Card
    Gifts of cash are the easiest and most direct way to give to Penn State and are fully deductible for individuals who itemize on their federal income tax return.
     
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
    Make monthly gift payments of $10 or more by having it deducted directly from the banking or savings account of your choice.

 

Directed Giving

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  • Senior Class Gifts
    Graduating seniors have made lasting gifts to the college by contributing to the Senior Class Gift fund. See a list of previous senior class gifts.
     
  • Mary Behrend Monument Walk
    The monument honors Mary Behrend's decision to donate her family's summer home to Penn State. An inscription paver program gives donors a permanent place to leave a lasting mark at Behrend.
     
  • Student Hardship Fund at Penn State Behrend
    Do you want to help Behrend students but don't know quite where to begin? Why not donate to the Student Hardship Fund at Penn State Behrend.
     
  • The Arboretum at Penn State Behrend
    Learn how to purchase a tree in memory or in recognition of someone who has made your world a more beautiful place.

 

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