In addition to the benefits your gift makes on students, faculty and staff, there are a few things you should know about supporting Ohio University that affect you:

Tax Benefits

Your annual gift can positively impact your income tax situation by providing a charitable gift tax deduction.  You can deduct up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income in the year of the gift, and, if necessary, carry forward the balance of the deduction for up to five years.

After we receive and process your gift, you'll receive a receipt in the mail shortly afterward.  In the first three months of each year, we'll also send you a year-end, calendar-year summary of your gifts that you can use when you file your taxes.

Yearly Stewardship Reports

For endowed accounts
If you establish an endowment, we will annually provide you with a report that addresses fund performance, use of the funds and a summary of your giving history.

Giving Societies

There are two primary giving societies we have at the university: the Cutler-Putnam Society and the Cutler Chimes Society.

Cutler-Putnam Society
Named in honor of Ohio University's co-founders, the Reverend Manasseh Cutler and Rufus Putnam, the Cutler-Putnam Society recognizes alumni and friends who annually contribute $100 to $2,499.

Benefits:
Cutler-Putnam Society members receive special mailings and invitations to University events.

Cutler Chimes Society (3+ years consecutive years of giving)
The Cutler Chimes Society honors our most loyal donors – those who offer Annual Fund support to Ohio University every year. Members of the Cutler Chimes Society are like clockwork – literally. Dependable, dedicated, consistent and faithful. Like the daily chimes that resonate across the greens playing Alma Mater Ohio from the Cutler Hall cupola, members of the Cutler Chimes Society support and uphold the values that Ohio University holds dear.

As the chimes guide the Ohio University experience, so do the loyal donors of this Society. It is fitting that the Cutler Hall Cupola is the symbolic reminder of the continued generosity of Ohio’s most consistent annual donors.

Membership is granted to donors who have made gifts, at any level, consecutively for three or more years, up to and including the current fiscal year, which runs from July 1-June 30. In order to continue membership in the society, donors renew their gifts to the University each year.

Members of the Cutler Chimes Society have the unique satisfaction of knowing that their consistent support provides the margin of excellence for Ohio University’s students.

Benefits:
Cutler Chimes Society members receive special mailings, invitations to Ohio University events, and a Cutler Chimes Society decal for each year membership is renewed.