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You can make a difference in preserving the Hiram legacy for you, fellow alumni, future students, and the College for generations to come.

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Gifts to the Hiram Fund touch virtually every student, faculty and staff member in a very meaningful way.

All gifts, regardless of size, are important. Together, Hiram Fund gifts from $25 to $25,000 are one of the most significant sources of support for the College. And, because gifts to the Hiram Fund are typically unrestricted, they can be put to use immediately where the need is greatest and have a direct impact on the students and campus.

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Other areas of Impact

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The Hollinger Fund

Named after William Hollinger ’43, former Hiram College coach, the Hollinger Fund provides critical resources to Hiram College student-athletes across 24 teams.

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The Field Station

Gifts to the James H. Barrow Biological Field Station help to maintain grounds management, up-keep facilities for animal care, and fund student research at the Station. 

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The Garfield Center for Public Leadership

The Garfield Center for Public Leadership prepares students to assume the responsibilities of public leadership by developing expertise in matters of public policy.

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Thrive Learning Center

The Thrive Learning Center is a comprehensive fee-based support program for college students with learning differences and diagnoses that impact educational environments.

Your support changes lives

95%

OF HIRAM STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL AID

260

STUDENTS RECEIVED DONOR-FUNDED AID

Based on 2024 reports.

50%

50% OF ALL ALUMNI HAVE MADE AT LEAST ONE GIFT TO HIRAM.

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Your gifts are truly investments in the future of all Hiram College students. Your generosity makes an impact for every student on Hiram’s campus. Below are longer and lasting ways to give and make an impact on the future of Hiram College.

CREATE A LIVING LEGACY WITH A NAMED ENDOWMENT

Your gift contributing to or establishing an endowed scholarship can directly impact Hiram College students. Endowed scholarships can be established to cover tuition, study abroad, internship expenses and more.

For students, scholarships can make the difference in being able to afford a Hiram College education or not, in studying abroad or missing out on a life-changing opportunity due to expenses, in completing an unpaid internship that would offer valuable career experience or working a summer job back home to make ends meet.

Endowed scholarships can be established in a family name or in honor or in memory of a Hiram College professor or employee who made an impact on your own college experience. Contact us if you are interested in establishing a new endowed scholarship or contributing to any one of our more than 250 existing endowed scholarships.

Hiram College’s endowment is made up of monetary gifts to the College, made by alumni and friends, that is then invested. The sum of that money, or the principal, is placed in the College’s investment portfolio, which is managed so that it continues to generate income. Only the interest earned is spent, ensuring the endowment will support future generations of students.

By giving to the endowment, you are making a gift that will impact Hiram College and its students for years to come.

Hiram College has over 300 named endowment funds established by donors. You may choose to name an endowed fund after yourself, a family member, a former classmate or professor, and more. We will work with you to finalize a name that meets your philanthropic goal and ensures your fund is unique.

With $25,000 or more, you can create an endowment for:

Student Scholarships – You can make a gift to establish a named endowed scholarship for students and we will work with you to determine the awarding criteria for student selection.

Infrastructure – You can make a gift to establish a named endowment to provide resources for campus infrastructure. While there are nearly an unlimited number of possibilities, some examples include endowed funds for indoor or outdoor physical spaces, buildings, maintenance, gardens, furniture, equipment, recreational and athletic spaces, and more.

Academic Positions – You can make a gift to establish a named endowment to provide annual salary and programming support for an academic department or positions such as faculty, professorship, school director, or department chair.

Academic Engagement – Similar to Infrastructure, there are nearly an unlimited number of possibilities for creating endowed funds to offer an enhanced Hiram experience for students, faculty, staff, and the greater Hiram community. You can make a gift to establish a named endowment to provide support for things like faculty and staff awards, campus events, student internships, study abroad, faculty-led student research, lecture series or guest speakers, professional development, conferences, and more.

For more information, contact us at 800.705.5050 or alumnirel@hiram.edu.

“There can be a role for everybody. Endowment is different from other fundraising because it is about longer term goals. People support endowment in many ways. Endowment can be your personal legacy to the school that made such a difference in your life.”

Kathleen A. Coleman ’87, Trustee

Explore Planned Giving

Many alumni and friends choose to support Hiram College through planned gifts that reflect their personal values, financial goals, and long-term commitment to the College.

Planned gifts, including bequests, beneficiary designations, retirement assets, charitable gift annuities and other giving arrangements, can provide lasting support for future generations of Hiram students while also offering potential financial and tax benefits to donors and their families.

Visit Hiram’s Planned Giving Center to explore gift options, calculate benefits, access sample language, and learn how your legacy can support future students.

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Planned and Legacy Giving

Gifts of appraised art collections and other valuables can provide financial resources to support myriad programs at Hiram College. If you have tangible property that you might consider donating to the College, please contact us at alumnirel@hiram.edu or 800.705.5050.

Benefits of Gifts of Cash
  • You can make an immediate impact on our mission.
  • You can take a charitable income tax deduction.
How Do I Make a Gift of Cash?

Online gifts via credit card – complete our online donation form today. Your gift will be processed quickly and safely using our secure server.

Mailing gifts via check – You can send us a check or money order. Please let us know if you want your gift used for a specific purpose by indicating that purpose either in the memo line or in a letter to us. Gifts to the Hiram Fund or other designations should be made payable to Hiram College. Did you know that you can mail a check on December 31st and, even if the check is not received and cashed by Hiram College until after the new year, the IRS will allow you to take a deduction in the year the check was mailed? Keep this in mind for year-end tax planning!

Please mail gift checks to:

Hiram College Development Office
P.O. Box 67
Hiram, OH 44234

Gifts to the Hiram Fund or other designations should be made payable to Hiram College. If you designate your gift to a particular project or program, such as the Friends of the Hiram College Library, note your designation on the check. Please mail gift checks to:

Hiram College Development Office
P.O. Box 67
Hiram, OH 44234

The value of your gift could double – or even triple – if your or your spouse’s current employer offers a matching gift program! Many companies continue to match retirees’ gifts, too. If your company does match gifts, call your Human Resources Office to request a matching gift form, complete the employee section and mail it to Hiram along with your gift check or pledge card.

Hiram College Development Office
Matching Gifts Processing
P.O. Box 67
Hiram, OH 44234

Mutual funds are valued on the date the gift is made. The value is usually the last redemption price quoted on the transfer date. Some mutual fund companies will sell the shares and pay the proceeds directly to Hiram College. Others require Hiram to open a separate account. The transfer of mutual funds may take several weeks to complete, depending on the company. If you are working against a deadline, such as December 31, please be sure to allow sufficient time to complete the transaction.

Publicly-traded securities, particularly appreciated securities, make wonderful gifts to Hiram. You will not realize any capital gain on the gift to Hiram as you would if you sold your appreciated stock. Your gift will be valued on the date the irrevocable transfer to Hiram is made by taking the mean of the high and the low of the stock on the date of the gift. Gifts of stock can be made through electronic transfer from your broker to Hiram’s account or by delivering stock certificates and executed stock powers to Hiram’s Development Office.

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $108,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions.

Benefits of a QCD
  • Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $108,000 from your IRA to our organization.
  • Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.
  • Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions.
  • Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
  • Help further the work and mission of our organization.
How Do I Make a Gift of a QCD?
  • Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us.
  • Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to our organization to help continue our important work.
  • Please contact us if you wish for your gift to be used for a specific purpose.

Publicly-traded securities, particularly appreciated securities, make wonderful gifts to Hiram. You will not realize any capital gain on the gift to Hiram as you would if you sold your appreciated stock. Your gift will be valued on the date the irrevocable transfer to Hiram is made by taking the mean of the high and the low of the stock on the date of the gift. Gifts of stock can be made through electronic transfer from your broker to Hiram’s account or by delivering stock certificates and executed stock powers to Hiram’s Development Office.

Series E and Series H Savings Bonds, which would otherwise result in income if cashed, can be transferred to Hiram, resulting in an income tax charitable deduction equal to the fair market value of the bonds. Your bank can supply information on transferring savings bonds.

Benefits of Gifting Stock and Bonds
  • Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated stock.
  • Receive a charitable income tax deduction.
  • Further our mission today.
How Do I Make a Gift of Stocks and Bonds?

There are special rules for valuing a gift of stock. The value of a charitable gift of stock is determined by taking the mean between the high and low stock price on the date of the gift. Mutual fund shares are valued using the closing price for the fund on the date of the gift. Listed bonds are valued at the mean of the high and low selling prices on the date the gift is made. To receive our DTC Stock Transfer Instructions or for more information about gifting publicly-traded securities to Hiram, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, by email at alumnirel@hiram.edu or by calling 800.705.5050.

A gift of an interest in real estate that has appreciated in value can provide a charitable deduction and enable you to avoid the capital gain that would be taxed if you sell the property. The income, gift, estate, and capital gains tax implications of a gift of real estate must be carefully considered.

Contact Us

Contact the Development & Alumni Relations office at alumnirel@hiram.edu or call 800.705.5050

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Estate & Planned Gifts – Visit Hiram’s Planned Giving Center to explore gift options, calculate benefits, access sample language, and learn how your legacy can support future students. Learn More