Benefits of Giving to Kettering University

Students work with Prof. Pat Atkinson to study stress on artificial knees.

 

When you support Kettering University, you touch the future in innumerable ways.

First, your gifts educate fine young students who are willing to work and study diligently to build a better life for themselves and their future families.

Far beyond that, however, you build the framework and provide the tools in which these future engineers and business managers will devise solutions to the challenges of today’s world…and the world of tomorrow.

And it makes you feel good!

 

Donor recognition events are one way Kettering University says THANKS.
Other benefits of giving:

  • Your gifts to Kettering University may be tax-deductible, both at the federal and state level, depending on your personal situation. 
  • Individuals who donate more than $100 per fiscal year are listed in our Annual Report issue of the Kettering Perspective magazine.
  • Your contribution may make you a member of one of our Donor Recognition Societies.
  • Some gifts include a lifetime stream of income to the donor or to another person, in addition to providing significant tax advantages. 
  • If you give appreciated securities, you avoid capital gains tax.
  • You receive invitations to selected donor recognition events, such as the President’s Council Dinner.
  • All donors receive a tax-receipt and thank you.

Matching Gifts

Businesses and corporations may match personal gifts to educational institutions made by employees, retirees, directors, and their family members. Contact your human resources office for more information, or visit our online search engine to see if your company participates.