Donor Information
Ways to Give
- Cash Gifts
- Non-cash (in-kind) gifts including equipment, supplies, services, tangible and intangible property.
Methods of Giving
- Bargain Sales
- Bequests under wills and trusts
- Charitable gift annuities
- Charitable remainder trusts (CRAT & CRUT)
- Charitable lead trusts
- Life estate gift
- Revocable living trusts
- Beneficiary designations
- Outright gifts of cash or gifts-in-kind
Gifts That Cannot be Accepted
- Crops and livestock
- Oil, gas, and mineral rights
- Restricted securities
- Partnership interests
- Time-share interests
- Gifts of tangible personal property that would be too costly for the Foundation to repair or maintain, or too difficult to sell.
- Gifts of real property that do not withstand the Foundation's property analysis
- Any gift that conflicts with the Foundation's charter or mission, that jeopardizes its status as an IRS not-for-profit charitable organization, or that is not in the Foundation's best interest.
Giving Opportunities
Commemorative Opportunities
- Endowed Chairs
- Named Scholarships
- Memorial and Honorary Gifts
- Private Gifts and Naming of College Structures and Spaces
Giving Levels and Societies
Annual Giving Recognition Societies
| $25,000 and Above | Governor |
| $10,000 - $24,000 | Chancellor |
| $5,000 - $9,999 | President |
| $1,000 - $4,999 | Dean |
| $500 - $999 | Educator |
| $100 - $499 | Scholar |
| $1 - $99 | Friend |
Cumulative Giving Recognition Societies
| $1,000,000 and Above | Gold |
| $100,000 - $499,999 | Silver |
| $10,000 - $99,999 | Bronze |
Planned Giving Recognition Societies
The Pellissippi State Heritage Society
Membership in the Pellissippi State Heritage Society will be extended to all individuals who notify the Pellissippi State Foundation Office of their intent to leave a planned gift Foundation.
The Pellissippi State Legacy Society
The Pellissippi State Legacy Society has been established to recognize donors whose estate gifts to the Foundation have been received.