Donor Opportunities

Annual donors to the Foundation have the opportunity to become members of the Founders’ Club. The Founders’ Club recognizes five levels of annual giving:

Bronze $100 to $499
Silver $500 to $999
Gold $1,000 to $4,999
Platinum $5,000 to $9,999
Diamond $10,000+

Your Gift:

• Gifts through the Foundation may come in various forms:  cash, check, negotiable securities, bequests, equipment, or real property.
• Donors may make a gift in memory of or in tribute to individuals of their choice.
• As a tax-exempt, non-profit foundation, gifts to the Foundation are charitable donations and qualify as tax deductions for the donors.

Click the link below to make a secure online donation. Please note that will only accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

An endowed scholarship, named for an individual or organization, requires a minimum gift of $20,000 payable at one time or over a period of time. This gift is invested and the interest accrued is given annually as a scholarship in the designated name.

Endowed chairs, professorships and lectureships/artists-in-residence can be established with a minimum donation of $250,000, $125,000, and $25,000 respectively.  These funds can be matched through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Current endowments include:

• Henry Croak Endowment for Business & Information Technology
• Hudiburg Endowment for Student Services
• Don S. Reynolds Lectureship
• James F. Howell "County Lawyer" Lectureship
• Ray M. Hardin/Kelly and Kevin Miller Endowment for Small Business Education
• Excellence in Teaching and Learning Endowment  
• W.P. "Bill" and Rubye Atkinson History Center Endowment