Endowment & Planned Gifts
Taigu Fellows and friends
If you believe in what Shansi does, and share our commitment to making opportunities for immersive cultural and educational exchanges available to future generations of Oberlin students and Shansi partners, please consider making a gift to our endowment and including Shansi in your estate and tax planning.
Donations to Shansi’s endowment funds help secure our future. Donations can be directed to General Endowment support or to one of the following named funds: The Carlson Fund (in memory of Ellsworth and Bobbie Carlson); The Fellows Fund; The Jacobson / Cocco Fund (in honor of Carl Jacobson and Deb Cocco); and The Leonard Fund (in memory of Peg Leonard).
Your gift will help expand Shansi’s endowment and generate income that enables us to implement and expand our programs. This can mean more Shansi Fellowships, In-Asia Grants, Visiting Scholar awards, and other opportunities for Oberlin students and our Asian partners.
ENDOWMENT GIFTS
Current gifts to help build Shansi's endowment can be made online or via regular mail, and can be directed to the general endowment or to a specific endowed fund, such as the Fellows Fund, the Carlson Fund, the Leonard Fund, or the Jacobson/Cocco Fund.
Online: Click the teal "Donate" button below to securely donate online through Givebutter. Please select “Endowment" in the selected fund drop down to donate to the general endowment or select the “Other Fund” option, check the “Add note/comment” box, and add the name of the specific fund you would like to donate to in the note section. Shansi will receive confirmation of incoming donations and we will send you a letter of acknowledgement and thanks for your gift. To ensure that letter will get to you, please input your mailing address in the provided box. You should also receive a confirmation email of your donation to the email you enter.
Please note: We have switched to a new donation platform, Givebutter, so our donation page will look different from previous years. With Givebutter, you can still use Paypal to donate but you can also do direct credit card payments as well as other electronic payment options such as ACH, Venmo, Cash App and others. We hope this adjustment will allow for easier donations for our donors but should you run into problems, please don't hesitate to email us at shansi@oberlin.edu.
Snail Mail: If you would prefer to send your contribution by mail, please click here for the Oberlin Shansi Printable Donation Form and send your check and the completed form to:
Oberlin Shansi
103 Peters Hall
Oberlin, OH 44074
PLANNED GIVING
There are quite a few ways you can support Shansi in your estate and tax planning
Providing a bequest in your will or trust.
Naming Shansi as a beneficiary on a retirement plan, life insurance policy, or bank or investment account; or
Make annual Qualified Charitable Distributions to Oberlin Shansi directly from your IRA accounts.
There are many ways to make a gift that might be right for your personal financial situation. We recommend that you consult with a professional advisor when planning an estate gift.
If you have questions, please contact Gavin Tritt, Executive Director of Oberlin Shansi, at gtritt@oberlin.edu or (440) 775-8605.
And if you are moving ahead, please complete the Oberlin Shansi Declaration of Testamentary Intent and send it to the Shansi Office. It will help us to more effectively plan for our future. All information will be held in strictest confidence and is non-binding.