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Tuition and fees, though a primary source of revenue, do not fully cover Defiance’s cost of providing an extraordinary education. The Annual Fund is the margin of excellence that helps ensure quality across
the campus.
Make a donation online
DC offers you a secure site for making an immediate credit card donation.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
DC also offers you the option of giving through our monthly electronic funds transfer program.
Send your gift by check
Make your gift by check, and send to:
Defiance College
Institutional Advancement
701 N. Clinton St.
Defiance, OH 43512
Stocks, Bonds and/or Mutual Funds
Gifts from these forms of securities signify significant tax benefits. If giving appreciated securities, your benefit may be doubled; save all capital gains taxes and you may deduct the full market value of the security on your federal income tax return. Call 419-782-2463 or 1-800-520-4632 or click on Planned Giving to learn the benefits of making a gift of this type.
Real Estate
Many gifts of real estate may be gifted to Defiance College, made outright, placed in a charitable trust or given with a retained right to live on the property for one's lifetime. To discuss this gift option, contact Cindy Shaffer, Director of Planned Giving, at 419-783-2306.
Art Collections and other Personal Property
Gifts of artwork, usable classroom materials, library books, and athletic equipment are examples of gifts of personal property. To know more about making such a gift, contact Cindy Shaffer.
Bequests, Life Income gifts and Trusts
There are many different reasons that might move you to make a charitable gift:: The desire to help others, to perpetuate one's beliefs, values or ideals, to "give back" to an organization that has had an impact on your life. Cindy Shaffer, Director of Planned Giving will be happy to discuss your options with your, or go directly to Planned Giving for more information.
Being an annual donor to the College places you in a tradition of giving that has long distinguished our alumni, parents and friends. It helps secure a place for future generations, who will in turn make their mark at Defiance College and on the world.
Membership in one of our gift societies is based on annual gifts made to the College between July 1 and June 30.
- Pilgrim Society $25,000 and above
- Judge S.T. Sutphen Circle $10,000 to $24,999
- Trustee Society $7,500 to $9,999
- Charter Society $5,000 to $7,499
- Founder's Society $2,500-$4,999
- President's Society $1,000-$2,499
- Defiance Society $500-$999
- Advancement Society $250 to $499
- Anniversary Society $159-$249
- Service Society $10 per year graduated
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