- Giving Opportunities -

The UMC Teambacker Fund encompasses several core giving programs within intercollegiate athletics at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. A donation to any of the following programs constitutes a gift to the UMC Teambacker Fund.

Annual Giving
Each year hundreds of donors show their support for UMC Athletics through an annual cash gift (Teambacker membership) . Most of these gifts are the results of mailings and phone calls to private donors, alumni, and letterwinners.

Annual giving primarily supports student-athlete scholarship expenses for that fiscal year. Donors who make annual gifts can designate their gift to the sport of their choice.

You may also give online

*Please indicate "UMC Athletic Support Fund" in the special instructions.

Scholarship Endowments
In order to obtain a top Division II athletics program it requires sustained resources that can be relied on year after year. With this in mind, intercollegiate athletics has established the UMC Teambacker Endowment Program.

The following list of Athletic Scholarship options:

• UMC Teambacker Scholarship Fund
• Marvin & Diane Bachmeier Endowment
• James LeClair Endowment
• Herschel Lysaker Scholarship Fund
• Scott Oliver Endowment
• Mark Olsonawski Endowment
• Dr. Delton & Judy Roelofs Endowment
• Gary Senske Scholarship Fund
• June Shaver Endowment
• June Shaver GBS Endowment
• Jim Sims Endowment
• Ed Widseth Endowment
• UMC Baseball Scholarship Fund

The Endowments were created to establish and strengthen long-term giving, which provide scholarship money year after year through annual investment and interest income. A gift of $25,000 or more is required to establish a new endowment. Endowed scholarships can be named for the donor or a donor-designated honoree. All contributions to current or newly-established endowment funds in Intercollegiate Athletics count as a gift to the UMC Teambacker Fund.

Special Projects
Individual sports at the University of Minnesota, Crookston often have very specialized needs related to facilities and equipment. Private gifts can play a major role acquiring key resources necessary for team and individual success. Fundraising initiatives for these specific needs are considered Special Projects. In all cases, gifts made in support of Special Projects are considered a contribution to the UMC Teambacker Fund. In some instances, fundraising programs for special projects might provide specific forms of donor recognition.

Ways to Give
Annual gifts usually consist of a single cash gift or teambacker membership, trade, or a pledge that spreads the gift amount over several years through annual payments. You may also give online (Please indicate "UMC Athletic Support Fund" in the special instructions.).

Gifts to the Endowment Program or to Special Projects can also be made through a cash gift or pledge. In addition, gifts can be made by:

• Contribution of appreciated securities,
• Making a bequest that includes UMC Athletics in your will,
• Establishing a charitable remainder trust or gift annuity,
• Making an honorary or memorial gift.