Giving and Outreach
The involvement of our
alumni and friends makes a tangible difference in the daily lives of our
students and faculty members. Your financial support enables us to enhance
the academic quality of our programs and the student experience, to recognize
student and faculty excellence, to recruit the best faculty and students
and to initiate new research and community outreach efforts.
Every gift is important and every gift helps us change lives.
Ways of Giving
Create an Endowment
Funding an endowment is one of the most selfless
and charitable acts of philanthropy. It is the gift that keeps on giving.
The funds are invested by the UT System and the interest generated is used
for the purpose that you wish to support. A portion of the income is re-invested
each year to ensure that the endowment continues to grow and provide a stable
stream of support over time. Establishing a named endowment means your
generosity will support Human Ecology every year. You can make a one-time
gift, a series of gifts, or a pledge paid over a period of years to fund
the endowment. Click here to see current
endowments.
At this time, we are engaged in a campaign to raise
$6 million for Excellence Endowments to enable our transformation to a School
of Human Ecology. These funds will provide the core resources needed to
secure the leadership and support necessary to reorganize into a School
of Human Ecology with three independent departments of Human Development
and Family Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, and Textiles and Apparel.
There are several different endowment
categories for the support of academic programs, faculty, and
students. Please contact the Human Ecology Development Office to discuss
your ideas regarding endowments.
Planned Giving/Bequests
You can make a significant impact by supporting
Human Ecology through your estate plans. A number of donors have established
income-producing gifts such as charitable gift annuities or charitable
remainder trusts, which benefit them during their lifetimes with up-front
income tax savings and often a higher return. The University of Texas
at Austin has professionals dedicated to assisting you with your gift
planning goals. For more information, please contact either the Human
Ecology Development Office or the Office
of Gift Planning.
Outright Gifts
Online
Giving - The University of Texas at Austin's online giving
website is a secure, safe way to make gifts using your credit card. If
you would like your gift to be used for a specific purpose, you may indicate
your wishes there as well.
Giving by Mail - You may mail checks made out to The University
of Texas at Austin, to the address below. Please include instructions
for use as well as your full name and address, so that we can properly
acknowledge your gift and send you a tax receipt:
Department of Human Ecology
Development Office
The University of Texas at Austin
Gearing Hall/ A2700
Austin, Texas 78712
Matching Gifts
Double and even triple your gift to Human Ecology! Many employers match
charitable contributions made by their employees. Find out if your company
has a matching gift program by visiting Matching
Gift Information. If your company does match gifts, please request a
matching gift form from your human resources office and include the form
with your gift to Human Ecology.
In-Kind Gifts
Gifts in-kind are non-monetary items of tangible
property or other physical assets that represent value. Examples might be
equipment, collections, historic clothing, and artwork. If you believe you
have a potential in-kind gift, please contact the Human Ecology Development
Office.
On behalf of our students and faculty, thank you for your generous support
of Human Ecology. With your continued generosity, we will advance the frontiers
of human ecology while maintaining a first-class undergraduate educational
experience.
Help us advance our work into the next century and enable us to continue
our commitment to changing lives.
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To discuss ways you can help make a difference
in the Human Ecology program, please call, write, email, or fax:
Lindsey Draper
Director of Development
Human Ecology
College of Natural Sciences
1 University Station A2700
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512-471-7282
Fax: 512-471-5630
Email: lindsey@austin.utexas.edu
Click
here to give online
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