Basketball Alumni Offer $50K in Challenge

Members of 1978-79 men’s basketball conference championship and Hall of Fame team are providing $50,000 as a matching gift challenge to support the men’s basketball program. The matching gift challenge runs through Nov. 27 and is designed to help generate much needed support for operations, recruitment and scholarships for the program.

How the Match Works
One-Time Gifts
All one-time gifts to men’s basketball made by the end of the challenge will be matched one to one. For example, a gift of $500 would earn a match of $500, and the program gets $1,000 in total.
 
Young Alumni Bonus
As an added incentive for young alumni, all gifts made by Nov. 27 from basketball alumni who graduated in 2010 or after will be matched two to one. A gift of $100 would earn a match of $200, and the program would receive $300.

Recurring Gifts
To encourage sustained giving, all recurring gifts (e.g. monthly, quarterly, annually) set up by the deadline will be matched as outlined above and an additional $500 will be awarded from the match money. Matching funds will apply to the entire pledged amount for up to five years.

How to Give
One-time and recurring gifts can be made at truman.edu/support-mens-basketball.

Send a check payable to Truman State University Foundation (memo line: Men’s Basketball) to:
Truman State University
Advancement Office
100 E. Normal Ave.
Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
 
For pledges of $1,000 or more not set up through the recurring gift option above, contact Charles Hunsaker, executive director for university advancement, at hunsaker@truman.edu.