Your donation changes lives. Give today!

The CGCC Foundation can help you make a donation in whatever way works best for you. We are happy to meet and discuss how you would like to support our students and the college.

Thank you for considering a gift to CGCC Foundation. There are several ways to give, all of which make a huge impact. You can reach Sue Davis, Executive Director at sdavis@cgcc.edu or by calling 541-506-6104.

An unrestricted gift is the most valuable to the Foundation and is allocated where the need is the greatest. Please use the GIVE button below for your donation to be allocated as unrestricted.

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AREA OF GREATEST NEED

By making a donation to the area of greatest need, you allow the Foundation the latitude to prioritize the initiatives and services most needed by the college and our students.

RESTRICTED GIFTS

Please use the GIVE button above to designate your gift to a specific area of interest:

General scholarships
Student emergency grants
Other

To discuss other ways to designate your gift, please contact Executive Director Sue Davis directly at (509) 637-5597 or sdavis@cgcc.edu.

EMPLOYEE GIVING

Employee donations impact every corner of this college!

Examples of employee impact include supporting students with scholarships, providing emergency aid, childcare, and textbook grants make a college education possible for CGCC students.

Employees can designate their funds to a variety of areas. Set up your monthly giving through Google Forms or PDF.

If you have any questions, please contact the Sue Davis, Executive Director for the Foundation at 541-506-6104.

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies match household giving. If your company has a matching gift program, simply request a form from your company.

OREGON CULTURAL TRUST MATCHING GIFTS

CGCC Foundation is a partner with the Oregon Cultural Trust. By matching your donation to CGCC Foundation with a gift to Oregon Cultural Trust, you may receive an Oregon State tax credit. Please consult your tax adviser: Oregon Cultural Trust

GIFTS OF APPRECIATED ASSETS

Stock

If you have publicly traded stock that has appreciated in value, you can avoid capital gains tax when you make a donation of that stock to the Foundation. If you happen to like that particular stock, you can then use your available cash to repurchase the stock at a new, higher cost basis.

Real Estate

While cash, CDs, and marketable securities are thought of most often when making a gift to a charitable organization, real estate is sometimes the best gift of all. Many people reach a stage in life where they simply don’t want the management responsibility that accompanies property ownership.

For those who have rental apartments or commercial buildings, not only can they avoid capital gains tax, but they can avoid depreciation recapture tax as well.

For those people with farms or vacation homes, life-income arrangements such as CRTs or Gift Annuities can be equally rewarding.

As with all transactions of this kind, consult your tax attorney, estate planning professional, or CPA before making your gift.

Creating an Endowment

An endowment provides a percentage of the earned income for scholarships while the principal remains intact.

Learn more about the Foundation’s endowment fund. Contact the Foundation’s office via phone or email.

“Access to education, training, living wage jobs, and four-year college degrees is profoundly impactful to individuals and communities. The Foundation’s scholarship programs help people of all ages and interests navigate a path to success through the Columbia Gorge Community College..”

– Sue Davis, CGCC Foundation Executive Director

Scholarships

Our scholarships provide financial support, but for many students being a scholarship recipient means something more. It means that someone believes in them enough to provide them with the financial resources needed to attend CGCC. It means that someone else believes in their dreams.