WOU Foundation
Making A Gift To Western Oregon University
The WOU Foundation accepts gifts for any approved program or activity at Western Oregon University.
Outright Gifts.
The most common gifts received by the WOU Foundation are outright gifts. Most frequently these gifts are cash, but the foundation also welcomes gifts of securities, real property, and personal property.
Planned gifts
Planned gifts, including deferred gifts, are arranged during the donor's lifetime, but the principal does not accrue to benefit WOU until later, usually after the donor or named beneficiaries are deceased. Bequests are the most common deferred gifts; others include life insurance policies and life income agreements (gift annuities, unitrusts, annuity trusts, lead trusts, and revocable trusts).
Matching Gifts
Many companies offer matching gift programs to their employees, employee spouses, or retired employees. Contact the personnel office in your company or call WOU's Office of University Advancement at 503-838-8281 to discover if this program is available to you.
Make Out Your Checks To The WOU Foundation
When you make a charitable contribution to Western Oregon University, make out your check to the WOU Foundation. If you wish to restrict your contribution to a particular school, department, program, or special area such as scholarships, faculty development, library, or athletics, list that program on the memo line or in an accompanying letter.
Gifts may be sent to
The WOU Foundation, The Cottage, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 97361. Or call us at 503-838-8281 to receive more information about giving to WOU.
The Western Oregon University Development Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. It operates on the WOU campus and with university support under the auspices of a 1990 agreement between the foundation, the university, and the Oregon University System. It is managed by a 24-member board of directors composed of members-at-large and representatives from ancillary fund-raising and campus groups.
Western Oregon University
Development Foundation
Member Term Expires
Gail Arkley Ex Officio
Max Beach Ex Officio
Dr. Peter Burke Ex Officio
Barry Cook 2010 (1st term)
Michael DeRochier, Chair 2010 (2nd term)
'68 Ronald DeVolder, Past Chair 2010 (extended term)
'67 Cori Frauendiener, Secretary 2009 (1st term)
'99 Brad Goergen 2011 (1st term)
George Jennings, Legal Counsel
'59 Wanda Kenyon Ex Officio
'96 Justin Martin 2011 (1st term)
Dr. John P. Minahan Ex Officio
Paul Moredock, Executive Director Ex Officio
'95 Patrick Palmer, Vice Chair 2009 (1st term)
Perry Schlitt 2009 (1st term)
'03 Ryan Skogstad, Treasurer 2011 (extended term)
Dr. Peter Stone Ex Officio
'98 Louis Taylor 2009 (2nd term)
Phyllis Upright Ex Officio
John Vazquez Ex Officio
'69 Roger Zumwalt Ex Officio
Office of University Advancement
Western Oregon University
The Cottage
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
Phone: 503-838-8281
or e-mail advancement@wou.edu