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We are pleased that the financial picture has improved since 1989. However several factors are working against us in maintaining our current programs and expanding to meet further student support.
- Inflation is constantly reducing the effectiveness of the Foundation's capital investments.
- The cost of education, travel, equipment, etc., is constantly increasing, necessitating larger grants to maintain an acceptable level of student support.
- One hundred percent of your donation is placed in a capital investment account; only the yield is available for funding Foundation objectives.
- No salaries, wages, or commissions are paid to officers, trustees, or fund raisers.
- Your donation is tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Donors to the Foundation may contribute cash, personal property, real estate, or securities. Donation plans of giving can be constructed using various types of trusts, income annuities, or proceeds from life insurance policies, wills or other sources. A well planned gift to the Foundation not only will provide the Foundation with ongoing income, but will provide the donor significant tax benefits, and most importantly, the personal satisfaction that comes from contributing to an organization whose resources are devoted primarily to student support.
Your initial or annual donation will be gratefully appreciated. Please mail contributions to:
Daniel E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation
6518 Woodlawn Ave. N Seattle WA
98103-5428
Please include your name, address, and telephone.
The Daniel E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation along with the Puget Sound Mycological Society has made the initial gift to begin an endowment fund at the University of Washington and the Burke Museum. This fund will support the fungal Herbarium collection and other mycology pursuits connected to the study and acquisition of this collection. As a collection exists for the study of the organisms represented by the specimens, it is our intention to keep alive the spirit of community outreach and creation of Mycologists begun at the University of Washington by Professor Daniel Elliot Stuntz and perpetrated by him for his 40 years as Professor of Mycology.
Funding a curator of the collection will be the immediate goal of the project with the ultimate goal being funding a full professorship of Mycology. The endowment will ensure the support for community and professional educational projects in Mycology in perpetuity. Mycology is intimately connected to the other scientific disciplines of forestry, botany, ecology, medicine, and the culinary arts. It is our goal to keep alive these connections by supporting the study of fungal systematics and the natural science of mushrooms as an essential part of the circle of life.
To make a secure online donation, go to the Daniel E. Stuntz Memorial Foundation Endowed Fund donation page on the UW Foundation website.
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