Giving Options

Thank you for supporting Oakland Community College. Every gift matters.

The OCC Foundation helps shape OCC today and tomorrow by providing critical funds used to meet the most pressing needs of the College and our students. Your support helps OCC respond to unexpected needs and ensures the College is guiding students to success that fulfills community needs.

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Give to the OCC Foundation

You have many ways to give to the OCC Foundation, and many choices for your support.

Check made payable to the OCC Foundation.
Online or over the phone via credit card.
Stock transfer through your broker.
IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution through your plan administrator.
Automatic bill pay through your bank or credit union.
Transfer of real estate or real property (aka Gift in Kind).

Employee Payroll Contributions

OCC employees help our students every day to achieve their potential - both inside and outside the classroom. A tax-deductibe gift through recurring payroll contribution is an easy and automatic way to elevate your support of our students, and can be designated to a scholarship fund, the Student Success Fund, or the area of greatest need.

Payroll Contribution Form

Planned Giving

Made by naming the OCC Foundation as a beneficiary of a will or trust; insurance policy; bank, investment, or retirement account; or other vehicle. Designating a planned gift is quick, easy and can be modified at any time in your lifetime, should your goals or priorities change.

Learn More about Planned Giving

Matching Gifts

Made by some employers to multiply the effect of their employees' giving. Consult with your employer to have your gift matched.

New Named Funds

Create and name a new expendable or endowed fund, designated to support the part of OCC most important to you.

Expendable funds begin at $1,000, and are typically used in the year given. For example, a one-year scholarship at this level roughly covers tuition and books for two classes.
Endowed funds begin at $10,000, and are invested in perpetuity. Earnings and asset appreciation provide annual income for scholarships and other goals.

Student Success Fund

The Student Success Fund is the Foundation's rapid response to students in crisis. It provides immediate help for enrolled students facing a financial emergency beyond their control, once all other avenues are exhausted. By sweeping aside the financial barrier, these students can complete their classes and stay on the track to success.

Current Funds

In addition to the Student Success Fund, the Foundation maintains over 100 scholarships and other funds for most every program at OCC. You can add to any of these existing funds at any time.

Unrestricted gifts are used for the emerging needs of the OCC.

Recognition Levels

All gifts to the OCC Foundation receive timely thanks and acknowledgement and a written receipt.

Your gift(s) of $100 or more in the year will also be recognized in the corresponding giving club or society, as will milestone years of giving, cumulative giving, and confirmed intentions to give through your estate, unless you choose to give anonymously.

TAXES: The OCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Your gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of federal and state law. Different ways of giving carry different tax-saving opportunities. Consult your financial advisor for details.

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