How To Contribute To GFIC
Contributions to GFIC and its member schools may take many forms, depending on the donor's objective. Below are some of the most popular giving options. Regardless of the size and nature of your gift, GFIC welcomes the opportunity to consult with any prospective contributor to determine the vehicle that best meets a donor's need. Contact Chanda Swinney directly at (404) 760-7375 for more information about giving opportunities.
Unrestricted Gifts
Unrestricted gifts represent a vital source of flexibility for member institutions to meet their changing needs. Virtually all undesignated funds are used by GFIC colleges and universities to provide financial aid for students. Fundraising members share equally in 60% of invested funds; the remaining 40% are distributed based on undergraduate enrollment.
Challenge Grants
Challenge grants offer the opportunity for large contributions to attract new gifts and stimulate incremental giving from current GFIC donors. GFIC's proven track record of doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling challenge grants with qualifying contributions has convinced leading corporations and foundations to offer matching funds.
Any donor contemplating a gift of $25,000 or more may wish to consider a challenge grant, either singly or as part of a challenge pool of funds, to maximize the benefit of the contribution.
Scholarship and Award Programs
Donor requests for giving options that address specific business or educational concerns have led to GFIC's growing involvement in the design and administration of customized scholarship and award programs. GFIC has the expertise and the staff resources to design and administer creative giving programs based on guidelines agreed upon with the sponsoring organization.
Designated Gifts
Some donors may wish to honor institutional allegiances or support particular programs at member colleges and universities by designating their gifts for one or more member campuses. Such gifts are immediately distributed to the designated institutions, but can benefit GFIC by qualifying for matching funds and stimulating other donor gifts.
In-kind and Other Gifts
In some instances, a company may choose to make a contribution of products, surplus inventory or equipment that might benefit the GFIC administrative offices or its member institutions. GFIC has received in-kind gifts or loans of both goods and services, including computers, office furniture, and printing services.
Additional gift-giving alternatives might include gifts of securities such as stock, endowment bequests, real estate, and personal property or proceeds from their sale, life insurance policies naming GFIC as beneficiary, and annuities and trust funds.
Through the Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges you can make a gift that simultaneously affects your today and your tomorrow! Fill out our online donation form or download the donation form PDF and start making a difference today.
