Each year, The Ohio State University benefits enormously from members of the community who understand the role that research and education play in the quality of our lives. Their contributions help to offset costs for student scholarships, research, and operating costs, as well as funding special initiatives.
If you would like to make a difference in the lives of students and encourage professional development of staff and faculty, please browse through the funds listed below. All gifts are tax-deductible and 100% of your donation will go to the fund(s) you choose. Your gift is important, no matter the amount.
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Provides support for emerging needs and priorities for the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. Expenditures are at the approval of the department chair or his/her designee.
Provides research support for students who are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (“College”) and are conducting research in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (“Department”) on tetrapod research. The fund may also be used to provide program support to the undergraduate research program in the Department. Expenditures shall be approved in accordance with the then current guidelines and procedures established by the College.
Provides support for the Ohio Bat Festival, an outreach event about bat biology and conservation. Funding will support activities and operations of the festival including public talks, family activities and exhibitor tables. Any unused funds after each Ohio Bat Festival will be used at the discretion of the department chair to fund future festivals or projects, with priority consideration, for bat research or bat conservation within the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology.
Supports emerging operational and programming needs of the Museum of Biological Diversity.
Provides support for emerging needs and priorities for the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. Expenditures are at the approval of the department chair or his/her designee.
Provides research support for students who are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (“College”) and are conducting research in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (“Department”) on tetrapod research. The fund may also be used to provide program support to the undergraduate research program in the Department. Expenditures shall be approved in accordance with the then current guidelines and procedures established by the College.
Provides support for the Ohio Bat Festival, an outreach event about bat biology and conservation. Funding will support activities and operations of the festival including public talks, family activities and exhibitor tables. Any unused funds after each Ohio Bat Festival will be used at the discretion of the department chair to fund future festivals or projects, with priority consideration, for bat research or bat conservation within the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology.
Supports emerging operational and programming needs of the Museum of Biological Diversity.
Additional Funds
- EEOB Undergrad Research Lab – 314718
- Fund will support all activities related to the EEOB Undergraduate Research Lab including, but not limited to, research opportunities and outreach activities. Funds to be distributed under the direction of the department chair or their designee.
- Friends of the Herbarium - 305104
- To account for donations and to use those donations to help defray expenses associated with the herbarium and pay speakers for lectures
- Tetrapods Collection Fund - 314614
- Provides financial support for the Tetrapods Collection.
- Friends of Triplehorn Insect - 314967
- To support the C.A. Triplehorn Insect Collection priorities at the discretion of the curator of the collection in consultation with the director of the collection.
- Biological Environmental Research - 600537
- Established May 7, 1982, with a gift from Columbia Gas of Ohio; used for support of biological environmental research to be conducted by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (formerly known as the College of Biological Sciences) in these areas in this order of preference: 1) Neotoma Preserve, Hocking County, Ohio, 2) Hocking County, Ohio, 3) southern Ohio. Revised May 16, 2024.
- Donald J. Borror Fund for Bioacoustical Studies - 600654
- Established November 3, 1989, from the estate of Dr. Borror, professor emeritus of entomology. Income aids bioacoustical research, teaching and service programs.
- The Excellence in Zoology Fund - 602088
- Established December 5, 1986, by alumni, faculty and friends. Income supports excellence in teaching and research in the Department of Zoology.
Company Match
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees. If your company is eligible, the impact of your gift to The Ohio State University may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.
Contact
How and where you choose to make your philanthropic impact is a very personal decision. Contact Amanda Nicol to explore giving opportunities that match your interests, legacy giving, or endowment funds.