You’ve been a loyal Buckeye since the moment you stepped on campus. Now, you’re ready to demonstrate your loyalty with a gift to help ensure Ohio State’s continued excellence. Visit the sites listed here to learn more about how your contribution can benefit the university or the Alumni Association’s endowment fund. Your generosity can make dreams a reality for thousands of students.

Help make a positive and lasting impact upon countless lives, and keep The Ohio State University College of Optometry on the leading edge. Please follow the link to igive, the University’s on-line giving page.

Give a Gift

Gift giving can be at any level. Every gift to the SENR helps. Partnerships like yours provide critical assistance to the support of our students, faculty, academic programs and the communities that we serve. One hundred percent of your gift designated to The Ohio State University SENR benefits the college in immeasurable ways. Your gift may go toward any one of our many special projects, for example: children’s vision, student financial aid, the dean’s discretionary fund, clinic support, or outreach. When you send a gift, please designate to what project or fund you would like to contribute.

Directions: Once you have chosen a fund, please go to the igive on-line giving page and select the "Add to Gift List" button next to the fund you picked out.

Cash

Cash is often the most convenient form of giving. Cash gifts are fully deductible for federal income tax purposes, provided deductions are itemized.

Pledges

Pledges enable a donor to plan a personal giving program that is both convenient and tax-wise. A pledge may enable a donor to consider a more significant gift than would have been otherwise possible. Terms for payment on pledges are flexible and at the option of the donor.

Securities

Securities may be made as outright gifts or as a payment on a pledge. Stock certificates may be reassigned directly to The Ohio State University Foundation or may be transferred through the donor's broker. The mean market value on the date of the transfer will determine the value of the gift for tax purposes. It is best to consult with the Mark before a transaction is made. For general questions on securities, call (614) 292-2.

Gifts of appreciated securities may be tax deductible, up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income. The deduction is based on the full fair market value, and capital gains tax is not due when the stock is transferred to the university.

Planned Gifts

In certain instances, it may be preferable from an estate, financial and tax planning perspective to consider long-term planned giving as the best way to make a gift. This can be accomplished through various gift instruments, such as charitable remaindertrusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and bequests. For more information on planned giving, contact Mark at the address below.

To learn more about how to give, or to give on-line,    check out www.giveto.osu.edu

For further information regarding Giving to the SENR or SENRAS, contact:

	SENRAS  210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: (614) 292-2265 Email: senras@osu.edu