Giving Opportunities
The College of Engineering maintains one of the best engineering programs in the country with the generous help of its many donors, who give money, time, expertise, and equipment. Our donors include alumni, friends, corporations, foundations, and other organizations and their gifts range from modest one-time cash donations to the creation of endowments.
Your gift to the Penn State College of Engineering sustains a tradition of excellence and makes a difference for current and future Penn State engineering students. To contribute to the College of Engineering, you may:
Make a gift online
Go to Giving to Penn State to make a gift online through Penn State’s secure giving portal. If you want the College of Engineering to use your gift where the need is greatest, select “College of Engineering Future Fund” in the drop-down designation list after entering your total gift amount. If you want your gift to go to a specific department or program within the College, select “Other” at the bottom of the drop-down list, click “Continue,” and type the department or program name in the “Additional Information” box at the bottom of the online giving form.
Mail your gift
Make your check payable to “Penn State” and mail it to the Director of Development, Penn State College of Engineering, 101 Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802. If you want the College of Engineering to use your gift where the need is greatest, write “College of Engineering Future Fund” on the memo line of your check. If you want your gift to go a specific department or program within the College, write the name of that department or program on the memo line of your check.
Make a deferred gift or establish a named endowment
An endowment is a gift that is held in perpetuity and provides dependable support for a specific needs. Penn State invests the initial gift and spends only a portion of the average annual investment return. The remainder is added to the principal as protection against inflation. Endowments can be set up to support a wide range of purposes depending on the the donor’s area of interest—from scholarships to professorships, from degree programs to research laboratories, and more. For more information on deferred gifts or endowments, please contact Mark Sharer, Director of Development, at msharer@engr.psu.edu or 814-865-0173.