Donate to Wayne State

Undesignated gifts to the Greatest Needs Fund, or General Fund, provide resources for operations, scholarships, capital projects, and special needs of the college.

Donate to Greatest Needs

Scholarship dollars are essential to students attending Wayne State College. Gifts can be made to establish a named scholarship fund, to an existing named scholarship fund, or to the general scholarship fund. A contract between the Foundation and donor is developed for a new named scholarship to outline how the scholarship will be awarded. The Wayne State Foundation offers two types of named scholarships:

• Annual Scholarships: Annual scholarships are awarded annually to students in the full amount that is received from the donor. A minimum of $1,000 is required for  an annual scholarship. They are active only for the time period the donor wishes to fund the scholarship.
• Endowed Scholarships: Endowed scholarships provide perpetual awards for Wayne State College students. A minimum of $25,000 is required to fund an endowed scholarship, and donors can take up to five years to reach that contribution amount. Endowment funds are invested, and only a portion of the earnings are awarded each year as scholarships.
• RHOP Endowment Fund: The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) recruits and retains the most qualified students to become health care providers in rural Nebraska. Your contribution will support the health of our state!

Support a Scholarship

Gifts can be made to a variety of areas in the WSC Athletic Department. Donors can choose to provide funding for athletic scholarships, athletic department operations, and for individual sports.

Give to Athletics

Support the Athletic and Recreation Complex Project

Donors can choose to direct their gifts to the School of Arts and Humanities, School of Business and Technology, School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, or the School of Science, Health, and Criminal Justice. Gifts to schools and departments can be made available for current spending, or to fund an endowment that will provide annual support in perpetuity. Donors may also choose to designate their giving to other departments on campus, such as the Conn Library, Multicultural Center, and Trio Program.

To donate to a school or department, please specify your preferred area of giving in the description box on the general donation form.

Make a General Donation  Friends of the Arts Club

Gifts for capital projects provide funding for consturction or renovation of campus buildings or to purchase a major piece of equipment. Campus beautification funds are used to make improvements to the landscape of the WSC campus.

Support our newest project, the Athletic and Recreation Complex Project.

Past projects:

• Center for Applied Technology
• Criminal Justice CSI Facility
• Kirk Gardner Indoor Athletic Complex
• Wildcat Press Box

Make a Donation

Making a gift to the Wayne State Foundation is the best way to support the college's mission and help provide affordable education to our students. There are many different options available when making a charitable gift:

• Cash or check
• Securities or appreciated stock
• Life insurance
• Real estate
• Closely held securities
• Gifts-in-kind
• Retirement plan assets - an IRA-qualified charitable distribution (QCD) or your gift can satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD). Learn more about RMDs at www.irs.gov.

Donate to the General Fund

Planned giving is a technique that helps you maximize the personal benefits of your charitable giving, allowing you to make gifts you thought were well beyond your abilities. This can be achieved by following the tax laws and benefiting from charitable tax deductions. By making a planned gift, you can also become a member of the Wayne State Foundation Heritage Society. The following avenues of giving can be tailored to meet your specific financial and philanthropic needs.

• Bequest in will or trust (view sample bequest language)
• Life insurance
• Charitable remainder trust
• Charitable lead trust
• Retirement plan assets - an IRA-qualified charitable distribution (QCD) or your gift can satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD).

Make a donation

An endowment is a permanent investment in the future of Wayne State. Endowment funds are invested, rather than used as cash for immediate needs. The amount given by the donor (principal) is never spent. Most endowments are for scholarships, but other funds support specific college departments or even campus beautification. At the time the donor makes a gift, the Foundation prepares an agreement that documents your intended use of the fund.

Learn more about endowments