Leadership Society Major Gifts

WHAT IS

the Leadership Society?

The Leadership Society encompasses philanthropic gifts and commitments of $25,000+ pledged over 1-5 years.

EXAMPLE:

$25,000 1-year pledge = $25,000 one-time gift to App State Athletics

$25,000 5-year pledge = $5,000 yearly gift for 5 years to App State Athletics

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Ways to Give

Cash Gifts

The Leadership Society supports the pledge program for philanthropic gifts. This type of philanthropic major gift provides immediate financial support to App State Athletics. Starting at $5,000 a year for 5 years for a total minimum major gift of $25,000 at the completion of your pledge. Payment may be made with cash, check, and credit card. Contact the Mountaineers Athletic Fund staff for more information.

Stock Transfers

Philanthropic gifts to the Yosef Club or the Leadership Society in support of the Mountaineers Athletic Fund and App State Athletics can be made in the form of a stock transfer. Please contact the Mountaineers Athletic Fund staff for more details.

Honorary and Memorial Gifts

Honor the life and accomplishments of a loved one by strengthening App State Athletics programs.

Planned Giving and Special Gifts

Considering App State Athletics when planning your estate can make a tremendous difference in the lives of our student-athletes. The Mountaineers Athletic Fund staff can assist you in making planned gifts and special gifts, including bequests, real estate and stocks.

Gifts in Kind

Gifts of goods and services reduce expenses for our athletics programs and make a big “bottom line” impact.

Important Tax Information

FACILITY

Projects

Future Projects

Future Field Hockey

  • New press box

    • Future Women's Soccer

    • New lights

    • Lockers

    • Video board

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    Projects in Progress

    BASEBALL

    Beaver Field at Jim & Bettie Smith Stadium

    • Pitching Lab
    • Seating expansion
    • Don & Pat Phillips Indoor Hitting & Pitching Facility expansion
    • New right field berm lounge and game day pavilion
    • New batter's eye
    • New First Base Terrace Seating

    APPALACHIAN 105 COMPLEX

    Tennis Complex

    • Indoor and outdoor courts
    • New bleachers, offices and locker room

    Sywassink /Lloyd Family Softball Stadium

    • New stadium and field
    • New coaches offices, locker room and player lounge

    Completed Projects

    Basketball - Mark E. Harrill Basketball Practice Facility

    • New hardwood floor with three regulation courts, scoreboards and eight hoop stanchions
    • Lighting upgrade and new graphics
    • Two new court dividers

    Football - North End Zone Facility

    • New football Operations Building including premium gameday club level

    Football - Kidd Brewer Stadium/Wendell H. “Dell” Murphy Jr. Field

    • New 25 hundred sq ft daktronics football video board, new astroturf, and digital ribbon boards

    Football - Kidd Brewer Stadium/Lonnie Dent Miller Family Hill (Miller Hill)

    • Regrade Enhancement

    Football - Jerry Moore Plaza

    • Honor the legacy of Coach Jerry Moore with the Jerry Moore Plaza at Kidd Brewer Stadium!

    Wrestling - Indoor Complex

    • New sound system
    • Premium bleachers
    • Video board

    Wrestling - Varsity Gym

    • Wrestling room mats, graphics, and locker room expansion

    Basketball - Holmes Convocation Center

    • New 1,200 square foot four-sided center-hung Daktronics video display

    Volleyball - Holmes Convocation Center

    • New team lounge area and locker expansion

    Golf - Varsity Gym/Golf Performance Lab

    • New TrackMan equipment software and indoor practice facility

    Field Hockey - Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field

    • New locker rooms, showers, lounge area and public restrooms

    Track & Field - Outdoor Complex

    • New eight-lane track
    • New pole vault area
    • New throws area
    • New team locker rooms

    ALL FOR APP

    Initiative

    All For App, a drive for excellence, will allow App State Athletics to:

    • Continue supporting the University's educational mission.
    • Engage the University community; strategize and partner.
    • Guide, inspire, and support Mountaineer student-athletes to be lifelong leaders and transition to successful alumni.
    • Build upon the foundation of academic distinction and competitive excellence.
    • Compete on the national stage in all sports.
    • Continue to elevate and strengthen our national brand and become a source of pride for constituents, alumni, family, and friends.
    • Give Your All For App.

    ENDOWMENTS

    Gifts

    Our endowment and planned giving program ensure the long-term financial future and the sustainability of App State Athletics' national brand we have worked so hard to build. By establishing a scholarship endowment, program endowment or planned gift with App State Athletics, you will support our student-athletes by funding expenses directly related to education, personal development and sports performance.

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    PLANNED ESTATE

    Gifts

    Establishing your legacy through a planned gift can impact the student-athletes of today while building a lasting tradition of support for the student-athletes of tomorrow. Many planned gifts provide substantial tax advantages while providing philanthropic support for over 415 App State student-athletes.

    Please contact the Mountaineers Athletic Fund to discuss leaving your lasting legacy by establishing a scholarship endowment today!

    MAF Suggested Estate Language

    Planned gifts can take the form of:

    • A will or trust
    • Retirement plan assets
    • Life insurance
    • Real estate
    • Charitable gift annuity
    • Charitable remainder trust
    • Charitable lead trust

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