DC Annual Fund

The Defiance College Annual Fund bridges the gap between the price of tuition and the actual cost of educating each DC student. Your annual gift helps Defiance College meet its daily needs in the area of scholarships, improvements to and maintenance of campus facilities, support for faculty and curriculum development and computer, laboratory and other equipment needs. When you give, you touch every area of the work being at Defiance College.

Your participation demonstrates your support for the mission of DC, your appreciation of the College's impact on your life, and your concern for future generations of DC students.

Make a gift now
DC offers you a secure site for making an immediate credit card donation

DC also offers you the option of giving through our monthly electronic funds transfer program. Click on EFT to find out how to utilize this option. Or make your gift by check, and send to Defiance College, Institutional Advancement, 701 N. Clinton St., Defiance, OH 43512.

Other Gifts to DC
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.

Annual Gift Societies

• 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 $157-$249
• Service Society $10 per year graduated

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.