REUNION GIVING 2024
Consider joining your peers in commemorating and honoring your time at UMaine by making a gift!
Every gift counts, but look below to see how you could match your gift by donating to your class scholarship.
Reunion Giving options
MATCHING GIFT OPPORTUNITY
2024 Reunion Classes (1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019) were introduced to the Class Scholarship Matching Gift Program at the 2019 Reunion.
The match will be granted at Reunion 2024 based on what has been raised for Class scholarship funds since 2019. If you want to help, there’s still time to make your money count toward this match by giving to your class scholarship fund (or other endowed class funds).
How does the match work?
The University of Maine Foundation will provide a 4:1 matching gift (each $4 class members donate to their class scholarship fund will be matched with $1 from the Foundation*) to each class at Reunion 2024.
*A maximum matching gift from the Foundation of $2,000 per class year ($8,000 donor funds matched with $2,000 Foundation funds).
If your class is currently participating in another matching gift program with the Foundation, your class is not eligible to participate in the Class Scholarship Matching Gift Program for Reunion Classes.
OTHER REUNION GIVING OPTIONS
Make monthly gifts to support your class scholarship fund or any other UMaine entity. Recurring gifts provide a predictable source of revenue for UMaine and your gift goes to work immediately for the benefit of the UMaine entity you choose to support.
A pledge (up to five years) will take you to your next reunion celebration. If you are interested in this giving option, please follow the link below, or contact Dee Gardner for more information.
Giving by Bequest:
Some reunion class members find that creating a planned gift to celebrate their reunion year is a good fit for their philanthropic goals. This type of gift may qualify donors for membership in the Charles F. Allen Legacy Society. Plan gifts often make a real difference in the future of our University.
Simple ways to help through a named fund or through a class scholarship fund would be to:
• Leave a bequest to the University of Maine Foundation in your will or trust;
• Name the University of Maine Foundation as a beneficiary to a portion of a retirement account or a life insurance policy;
or
• Create a life income through a gift annuity, charitable trust or pooled fund with the remainder to benefit the University.
Here is sample language
Thank you for considering a planned gift for the future of the College of Our Hearts Always.
The financial burden of a college education consistently loomed in the back of my mind as a barrier that I would have to maneuver around to accomplish my goals and aspirations. Going into my senior year, I can’t help but reflect on all of the generosity that I’ve been given and express my immense gratitude for being able to pursue the education I’ve always dreamed of.
– Abby Logan, Class of 2022
Edward “Tim” McManus ’54 & Barbara Fitzgerald McManus Scholarship Fund
Questions?
