FAQ

Gifts to Texas State can be made in several ways including by mail, by electronic bank draft, by recurring credit card, and online.

Gifts of securities can be made by contacting a development officer or emailing us at developmentoffice@txstate.edu.

Planned giving encompasses a wide variety of philanthropic strategies that help you advance your own financial and personal objectives while also providing for your charity. For more information, please visit the Planned Giving page.

Bequests: Bequests are estate gifts that are made primarily through gifts of cash, real estate, securities, and tangible personal property.

Retirement Plans: Texas State is named as a beneficiary of the remainder or a percentage of the remainder of your retirement plan.

Life Income Gifts: Texas State pays an income stream for life or a term of years

Other Planned Gifts: Charitable lead trusts and other options

Online credit card donations can be a efficient way for Texas State to receive your donation. These donations allow us to receive funds faster, without having to spend time processing checks. It also saves the donor postage expense.

Anyone who donates a gift of any amount will receive a receipt from the Donor Services Office. The receipt is generated once the donation has been processed and is then mailed to the donor.

Please contact the Donor Services Office at 512-245-3022 or by email at donorservices@txstate.edu.

Usually, donations are processed within a week from when it is received by the Donor Services Office.

Yes, just let us know if you wish for your gift to remain anonymous.

You can contact any development officer, email us at developmentoffice@txstate.edu or call our office at 512-245-2396.

Yes you can. Gifts in memory or in honor of someone can be made during one’s lifetime or through a bequest. Please indicate this preference while making your gift.