Ways to Give

The fastest and easiest way you can give to FVTC Foundation is through our secure online giving form. We accept major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover), PayPal, Venmo or money transfer using your bank’s routing number and your account number. You can choose your gift preferences from a variety of options:

• One Time 
• Any Gift Amount $5 or more
• Gift Designation (list of funds or write in purpose)
• Gift Tribute (in honor or memory of someone else)
• Donor Recognition (name to be listed or anonymous)

Make your check payable to FVTC Foundation and mail to: 

FVTC Foundation, 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, P.O. Box 2277, Appleton, WI 54912-2277

Optional Gift Form: Ensures we will direct your gift as you wish. 

Write your intended purpose in the memo line of your check, or send a note with your check describing how you would like your gift to be directed.
 

FVTC welcome gifts in-kind including industry equipment, automobiles, agricultural vehicles, computer hardware and software, and tools. In-kind gifts are an important way of enhancing learning by providing equipment that students will use on the job.

In-kind gifts will be reviewed by appropriate administrators and faculty and officially acknowledged by the FVTC Foundation.

For more information, please contact Jin Holewinski, accounting manager, at 920-735-5603 or email: Jin Holewinski.

In-kind Gift Form

FVTC employees can give a set amount per paycheck to any FVTC Foundation Fund, including scholarships, emergency aid and program support. You can choose how much to give and spread your contributions across multiple pay periods. You have the flexibility to designate your gift to a specific fund or purpose. 

Once enrolled, your chosen donation amount will be automatically deducted from each paycheck and credited to the Foundation. 

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Are you ready to take advantage of the benefits of making an IRA Charitable Rollover? If you are 70 ½ or older, you can transfer up to $108,000 in 2025 to support FVTC. 
 

With an IRA charitable rollover you can:

• Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $108,000 from your IRA to FVTC
• Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year
• Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
• Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts
• Support FVTC and its students

How to make an IRA Charitable Rollover gift:

Contact your plan administrator and share FVTC Foundation’s information (below). Your gift can be designated toward a named fund, general scholarships or general operations (unrestricted).

Cash gifts can be directed to:
FVTC Foundation, 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, P.O. Box 2277, Appleton, WI 54912-2277
Tax ID: 39-1264389

For stock gifts, contact Jin Holewinski, accounting manager, at 920-735-5603 or email: Jin Holewinski.

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FVTC Foundation is pleased to accept charitable distributions from a donor advised fund.

Donor Advised Fund directors establish funds with a charitable institution, such as community foundation or endowment program. You make an initial, irrevocable gift of cash or stock and the assets in your DAF grow tax-free. You make annual recommendations on gifts to be made from your DAF to nonprofit organizations like FVTC Foundation. When you pass away, your children may recommend charitable gifts from your DAF.

If you already have a Donor Advised Fund, you can recommend a grant to the FVTC Foundation using our organization’s legal name and tax ID.

Legal name: Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Inc.
Tax ID: 39-1264389
 

Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to FVTC Foundation. 

Benefits of gifts of stocks and bonds include:

• Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated stock
• Receive a charitable income tax deduction
• Further FVTC’s mission today

Most gifts of stock are made by electronic transfer. For instructions, contact Jin Holewinski, accounting manager, at 920-735-5603 or email: Jin Holewinski.

Planned giving is more than just a gift — it’s a powerful way to ensure that your values live on, supporting FVTC and the causes you care deeply about for generations to come. Whether it’s through a bequest in your will, a charitable gift annuity, or other giving options, your legacy can help us continue to create lasting change and transform lives well into the future.

Planned gifts can include:

• Bequests (Wills & Trusts)
• Retirement Assets (IRA, 401K, 403B, etc.)
• Life Insurance Policies
• Charitable Gift Annuities

We’re excited to introduce you to meaningful ways you can create a lasting legacy.

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Estate Gift Declaration 

A bequest is a gift you can make to support FVTC's mission in your will or living trust or with a codicil.
Benefits of a bequest:

• Receive an estate tax charitable deduction 
• Reduce the burden of taxes on your family
• Leave a lasting legacy to Fox Valley Technical College

If you are considering making an outright bequest to FVTC Foundation, we recommend the following language:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at 1825 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton, WI 54914, Federal Tax ID #39-1264389, to stablish a fund to be known as the [insert name of fund] Fund. I direct that the annual distribution, as determined by the FVTC Foundation investment policy as of the date of my death, from the Fund be used to support [insert purpose].

If, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of FVTC Foundation, it shall become impossible for the Foundation to use this bequest to accomplish the specific purposes of this bequest, FVTC Foundation may use the income and principal of this gift for such purpose or purposes as the Board determines is most closely related to the restricted purpose of my bequest.

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Many employers sponsor matching gift programs that supplement their employees’ charitable donations. Some employers continue matching gift programs for retirees too.

Your company may match, double or even triple your gift to FVTC Foundation. 

For more information, please contact your employer’s benefits office. Let us know if your company will be matching your gift at the time of your donation. Contact Jin Holewinski, accounting manager, at 920-735-5603 or email: Jin Holewinski.