How to Donate to OLLI
Thank you for considering a gift to OLLI at Clemson. Your support helps sustain enriching programs and experiences for our members and guests.
To make a donation:
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Click on the “Give Your Gift Today” button below.
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You will be directed to the Clemson University Foundation’s donation page.
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In the dropdown menu, choose one of the following options:
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Endowment – Supports OLLI’s long-term operational funding in honor of Provost Robert Jones.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – OLLI – At Clemson University – Supports current operational needs such as supplies, instruction, and member services.
If you're interested in other ways to give, we’d be happy to connect you with a representative from Clemson Annual Giving.
Why Give to OLLI?
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Clemson University is only partially supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Of our roughly $250,000 operating budget, OLLI earns and raises $150,000 each year - through membership fees, tuition, funds collected by renting the Cheezem Education Center, gifts, donations, event ticket sales, etc.
What Does Your Gift to OLLI Do?
Your annual fund gift helps pay for: staff salaries and benefits, including stipends earned by our undergraduate interns; insurance and utilities for the Cheezem Education Center; direct costs of the OLLI program: taking registrations, designing and printing catalogs, mailing thank you notes to the fabulous volunteer corps, etc.
Companies and organizations support OLLI, too!
There are many opportunities for businesses to help; whether offering direct support or in-kind assistance for programs, community businesses are an essential part of this lifelong learning community.
Donate Your RMD
A required minimum distribution (RMD) is the minimum amount you must withdraw from your retirement account(s) to satisfy federal tax rules. Generally, you are required to start taking withdrawals from certain tax-deferred retirement accounts (IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA) when you reach age 72.
A way to avoid paying income taxes on your RMD is by making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCDs). QCDs enable individuals to fulfill their required minimum distribution by a direct transfer. But because QCDs cannot be considered taxable income, both higher tax rates and phaseouts in the future can be avoided.
Please consider designating OLLI at Clemson University as a charitable beneficiary of your IRA. Your IRA custodian can send a gift directly to the University designated for OLLI and help further our mission while you pay no income tax on the transfer. If you were to just withdraw the minimum required amount, then it is now taxable income, but by donating that money to a charity, you are avoiding the income tax.
For More Information on supporting OLLI at Clemson, please contact:
Mary Brock
Director, OLLI at Clemson University
* information retrieved from IRS.gov on 11/10
Thank you so much for support! Your donation will help keep the Cheezem Education Center open and the continuation of lifelong learning at OLLI at Clemson!