The simplest way to give is to fill out our secure online contribution form (using a credit card for payment).

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Each and every gift* to UAF goes to fulfill the mission of America's arctic university! Thanks for being an important and necessary part of our mission -- and the success of our students!

Gift agreements are used to create new named or endowed funds. Please contact a development officer for the latest version of our gift agreement form. For a new scholarship setup, contact Naomi Horne at the Development Office at 474-6464; for all other current scholarships, contact Judyth Wier at the Development Office at 474-2619.

Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) are non-cash donations of materials or long-lived assets generally but not always received from companies, corporations, or vendors.

Examples:

• Equipment
• Free airline tickets
• Donated items for door prizes, auctions, or special events

• Is this really a gift?
• Does the gift advance the mission of your organization?
• What is the value of the gift to your organization?
• Is the gift readily marketable or needed by your organization?
• Does that value outweigh the expense?
• What happens after you accept it?

For departments who might receive an offer of a gift-in-kind, do not feel obligated to accept a GIK if it does not advance the mission of the university or holds no value to your department. Please call to discuss options with a Development Officer or with a Gift Manager at (907) 474-2619.

Remember, if you accept a GIK then you must fill out a GIK form (above) and submit it to Advancement Services. 

Please fill in this writable PDF form and send back to our office, so that we may properly process and credit the gift. Any questions, please contact Cathy Hagen, Gift Processing Manager, at cathy.hagen@uaf.edu  or call (907) 474-2438

• It is the donor’s responsibility to give the value of the gift.
• Gifts valued over $5,000 need an appraisal.
  
• There are special rules and forms in particular for accepting motor vehicles, boats or airplanes (IRS form 1098c).

For more tax information see IRS publication 561 at www.irs.gov

Contact the Gift Processing Manager Cathy Hagen if you have any questions regarding a GIK, gift acceptance or gift processing, cathy.hagen@uaf.edu or call (907) 474-2438.

* As approved by the Foundation Board of Trustees, 1% of each gift received by the Foundation will be used to defray the costs of administering and raising funds for the benefit of the University of Alaska.

For more information about this policy, please visit the University of Alaska Foundation website.

Foundation Gift Acceptance Policies and Procedures     
Foundation Forms (including information on spending your foundation funds)