Giving opportunities
Concordia University is a thriving community of faith. The past decade especially has witnessed remarkable growth. More and more young people are seeking the benefits of Christian higher education. To meet ever-increasing demands, we must continue to provide needed resources. The opportunities for you to make a difference are many.
General gifts of support
Concordia University gratefully accepts gifts for the general operation of the university. Unless specifically designated, your gift will be put to work where most needed to ensure Concordia’s mission of quality, faith-based higher education. Your gift may be made by check, credit card or the convenience of electronic funds transfer.
To give securely online by credit card click on the following link and it will take you to a secure giving form: Give now online.
Scholarship gifts
The general cost of higher education is demanding. Few students or their families can provide the full measure of support, and Concordia University, Nebraska is no exception. Concordia students depend on generous donors for help along the way. If you wish to provide scholarship assistance, your generosity will be received with great joy. You may choose a gift for the general scholarship fund or designate your assistance to benefit a student engaged in a particular area of study. You may also pray for a student, stay in touch with him or her and follow that student’s progress.
Gifts of appreciated securities
Gifts of appreciated securities (assets of stock, land, etc., worth more now than at the time you purchased them) also benefit Concordia University. They also provide you with specific tax benefits. Your gift of appreciated securities is valued from the day you assign them to Concordia. You receive a tax deduction for their total value at that time. If you intend to provide appreciated securities as a gift, it is important not to sell them privately. Such action may negate the capital gains tax benefit you would ordinarily receive. By giving appreciated securities directly to Concordia, you bypass the capital gains tax. For more information, please contact the Development Office at 800-535-5494 or e-mail cufoundation@cune.edu.
Our Treasured Friends Gift Program
Our Treasured Friends Gift Program provides an opportunity to honor your friends and loved ones. It is a way to celebrate a special occasion, honor a birthday or anniversary or memorialize a loved one who has passed away.
Our Treasured Friends provides an opportunity to support Christ-centered education while celebrating the gift of a treasured friend. When a Treasured Friends gift is received, a card is sent to the honoree or the family of the person being honored or memorialized, telling them of the gift; however, the amount of the gift is not disclosed. Each gift is promptly acknowledged. To make a Treasured Friends gift in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one, please complete this form. Mail it with your gift to:
Our Treasured Friends
Concordia University
800 N. Columbia Avenue
Seward, NE 68434
For more information, feel free to contact cufoundation@cune.edu or call the Development Office gift processor at 800-535-5494, ext. 7456.
Seward Concordia Guild
The Concordia Guild was organized in 1962 for the purpose of: creating and developing greater interest in Concordia University, Nebraska helping increase enrollment providing financial aid to students to help them accomplish their goals at Concordia.
The Guild is an organization of people with special concerns for the well-being of Concordia University, Nebraska, and its students. Area chapters are formed where there is a group of interested persons. Membership-at-large is encouraged where chapters are not feasible. Chapters are usually organized in church circuits and include Norfolk, West Point, Falls City, Deshler, Hastings and Seward, Neb. Guild projects: Interest, concern, prayers and recruitment are day-to-day projects in which all members can participate.
Financial projects are also pursued. Since the Guild’s inception over 40 years ago, it has given nearly $300,000 to Concordia for various purposes. Funds are accumulated through personal gifts and chapter activities such as sponsoring groups, holding luncheons, silent auctions, etc. The Seward Chapter sponsors the Birthday Cake for Students project, wherein parents are invited to order cakes/cookies and make contributions to the project fund while the local Guild members bake and donate the items for the students. More than l0,700 cakes have been baked with gifts amounting to over $80,000.
The Guild has also established an endowment fund for the Adele Frey Memorial Student Grants program, honoring Guild founder Adele Frey. Chapter and members-at-large are encouraged to help increase funds for this program. Membership dues: Dues for the Guild are $5 annually. Additional gifts, memorials, etc., are most welcome, and chapters may assess additional dues for operating expenses. How can I join? For membership or chapter activity information, contact:
Seward Concordia Guild
Concordia University - Development Office
800 N. Columbia Ave.
Seward, NE 68434
800-535-5494, ext. 7279
cufoundation@cune.edu