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Outright donations made online, by phone, or via check are the easiest to make and are tax-deductible in the year they are given.

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Credit cards

Make a gift by credit card over the phone by calling 1-866-4utexas (488-3927) or give online at give.utexas.edu.

Check payments

Mail a check made payable to The University of Texas at Austin with “UTeach Natural Sciences” noted in the memo line. Please include a gift form [download here] or a letter stating your intended purpose to:

UTeach Natural Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station
Mail Stop A3000
Austin, TX 78712

Giving appreciated securities, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, is easy and can be extremely beneficial—both to you and UTeach. If you have held the securities for more than a year and they have appreciated, giving them to UT Austin can provide a tax deduction and help you avoid capital gains tax. The University of Texas System Office of Development and Gift Planning Services coordinates gifts of stock and mutual funds on behalf of UTeach.

Please contact the university’s gift and estate planning office to make a gift of securities at giftplan@austin.utexas.edu or 1-800-687-4602.

With the IRA qualified charitable distribution (QCD), donors 70½ years old or better can take advantage of a simple, smart, and tax-wise way to help the students and faculty we serve. And, you can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as UTeach without declaring the amount as income.

For assistance with IRA charitable gift transfer instructions, please contact either Lisa Avra at (512) 731-2704 or l.avra@austin.utexas.edu or the university’s gift and estate planning office at giftplan@austin.utexas.edu or 1-800-687-4602.

You may be able to double or even triple your gift to UTeach. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs to match charitable contributions made by their employees.

To find out if your company matches your gifts, visit www.matchinggifts.com/utexas or consult your company’s human resources department. Complete the form provided by your company and mail it to:

UTeach Natural Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Matching Gift Coordinator
P.O. Box 7458
Austin, TX 78713-7458

Your company’s sponsorship of the UTeach STEM Educators Conference, or other special event, makes it possible for our work to be shared with a wide audience. Together, let’s plan strategic investments that can showcase your brand and align with your vision for impact. Learn more about sponsor benefits for UTeach corporate partners.

A variety of foundations invest in UTeach’s mission of preparing highly qualified STEM teachers with a gift or award grants in support of a special project by UTeach.

Your work as a UT Austin employee is the foundation of our campus community. You can build on it with an easy payroll deduction via the “Giving to UT” section of UT Direct.

You can designate The University of Texas at Austin as a beneficiary in your will, living trust, or other estate plan document.

If you would like to leave a gift for UTeach in your will, you may use the language below. If you would like to designate your gift for a particular collection or program at the center, or establish an endowment with your bequest, please contact Dean Curran, who can assist you with language and guidelines to convey your intent.

Tax ID number: 30-0710145

Retirement plan assets are a great way to support the UTeach’s work because they help support the mission and they can provide tax relief for your loved ones too.

Money in an employee retirement plan or IRA has yet to be taxed. When a distribution is made to anyone (family or friends) other than your spouse, the beneficiary will owe income tax on the gift. In some states, combined federal and state income taxes could reduce the value of the IRA gift to a family member or friend by half.

Consider leaving appreciated assets to your friends and family and direct your taxable retirement-account assets to charities such as UTeach. As a nonprofit organization, we are tax-exempt and will receive the full amount of what you designate to us from your plan.

One of the easiest gifts to make, it only takes three simple steps to name UTeach at The University of Texas at Austin as a beneficiary:

1. Contact your retirement plan administrator, insurance company, bank, or financial institution for a change-of-beneficiary form.
2. Decide what percentage (1 to 100) you would like UTeach to receive and name The University of Texas at Austin for the further benefit of tUTeach, along with the percentage you chose, on the beneficiary form. You can also make UTeach the contingent beneficiary so that we will receive the balance of your plan only if your primary beneficiary doesn’t survive you.
3. Return the completed form to your plan administrator, insurance company, bank, or financial institution.

If you are 55 years-of-age or better, you can transfer cash or appreciated securities to the UT Foundation for the further benefit of UTeach, and you are paid a fixed amount (with rates based on your age) annually for the rest of your life. And, you will receive a significant charitable tax-deduction during the year you establish the annuity. At the end of your life, UTeach receives the remainder of your gift. This type of gift provides security for you and your loved ones. Some of this income may be tax-free.

Charitable Remainder Trust

A charitable remainder trust allows you to transfer cash and appreciated securities, as well as property, to UT System or your bank/trust company. A charitable remainder trust typically pays income to one or more named beneficiaries for life or for a set term of up to 20 years, after which the remaining assets in the trust would go to benefit UTeach. This type of gift will provide you with an upfront charitable tax deduction and income for life while supporting UTeach’s work.

Charitable Lead Trust

You can transfer cash, appreciated securities, and/or property into a lead trust that makes gifts to UTeach for a number of years. You will receive a charitable deduction, and you or your family receives the remainder of the trust at a tax savings.

Real property

You can support UTeach’s mission with a gift of real estate, land, or minerals.

For more information about using a gift of real property to benefit tUTeach, contact the university’s gift and estate planning office at giftplan@austin.utexas.edu or 1-800-687-4602.