Ways to Give
Cash
Cash gifts make an immediate impact and enhance scholarship and program support. The College is especially grateful for unrestricted gifts because they allow flexibility in meeting needs not otherwise funded. Checks should be made payable to the Snead State Community College Foundation.
Planned Gifts
Planned gifts include gifts from wills, trusts, and life insurance. Through these deferred gifts, individuals can ensure the continued strength of Snead State Community College. Such gifts enable the College to make long-range plans in support of its academic mission and goals.
Matching Gifts
Many donations to the College qualify for a matching gift. Often corporations have matching gift programs for their employees and retirees. Details on corporate matching programs may be obtained from your company’s employee benefits office.
Pledges
A commitment to the Snead State Community College Foundation may be paid over a period of one to three years. Periodic payments may be made in the form of cash or appreciated property, such as securities. Many people find that by spreading payments over a period of time, they can make a larger commitment. Simply complete a pledge card to indicate your preference for your gift.
Donor Societies
Snead Legacy Circle
The Snead Legacy Circle recognizes and honors individuals who provide support for Snead State Community College in their wills, trusts, retirement plans, life insurance designations, life income gifts, or other planned gifts (charitable gift annuities, pooled income funds, charitable remainder trusts, or charitable lead trusts). Donors will also receive recognition for their planned giving within one of the donor societies listed below based on the amount of the planned gift. Snead Legacy Circle members are honored with a brick at the gazebo behind the Administration Building.
Parsons Society
The Parsons Society is so named for the College’s nickname. The Parsons nickname represents the rich heritage of the College’s affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal Church and later with the North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church prior to becoming a member of the Alabama two-year college system. This society recognizes donors at Snead State Community College whose cumulative contributions and/or irrevocable planned gifts range from $500 to $9,999. Parsons Society members are honored with a brick at the gazebo area behind the Administration Building.
John H. Snead Society
The John H. Snead Society is named for the Boaz businessman and friend of education, who contributed land, money, and leadership to the Seminary. In 1906, the name of the Seminary was changed to the John H. Snead Seminary in his honor. The John H. Snead Seminary remained one of Alabama’s strong secondary schools for almost a fourth of a century. This society recognizes donors at Snead State Community College whose cumulative contributions and/or irrevocable planned gifts range from $10,000 to $24,999. John H. Snead Society members are honored with a brick at the gazebo area behind the Administration Building.
1898 Society
The 1898 Society is named for the year that the school originated when the Boaz Seminary was authorized by the Methodist Episcopal Church making Snead State Community College the oldest College in the Alabama Community College System to award associate degrees. This society recognizes donors at Snead State Community College whose cumulative contributions and/or irrevocable planned gifts reach or exceed $25,000. 1898 Society members are honored with a brick at the gazebo area behind the Administration Building.