Planned Giving
Through a planned or deferred gift, donors can reach across the generations to touch the future of OU and its students. A donor may make his or her gift unrestricted so that it can be used in an area where it is needed most, or may designate the gift to benefit College of Education scholarships, a department or academic program, or other vital areas such as a speaker's series or travel funds for faculty and students.
Planned gifts are as unique as each individual who makes one and may be tailored in a way that best serves the donor's needs, objectives, and wishes as well as those of the College.
These important gifts can offer significant tax- and estate-planning benefits for donors, such as the tax incentives from the new IRA legislation passed by Congress.
OU has established a special organization, the George Lynn Cross Heritage Society, to honor donors who have made planned gifts to the University. The Heritage Society is named for Dr. Cross, OU's beloved seventh president, whose many contributions to OU included the establishment of the University of Oklahoma Foundation to serve as the guardian of private gifts.
Planned Giving options include:
For information concerning planned giving, contact the College's Director of Development, John Cougher at (405) 325-1266 or by email at jcougher@ou.edu. |