Wake Tech Foundation

How to Donate to Wake Tech Foundation

There are many ways to give to Wake Tech. Whichever you chose, 100% of your gift benefits students, faculty and staff!

  • Cash gifts (check or credit card) are tax deductible in the year given.
Online donation with credit card
  • Pledges (single or multiple payments) may be designated for a specific program or unrestricted for use where needs are greatest. Pledges are not deductible until paid.
  • In-kind gifts help Wake Tech meet technology and equipment needs. They must fulfill a stated need of at least one department and be approved by the Facilities Division, a provost or dean, or IT personnel.
  • Securities may be deducted at full market value without paying capital gains taxes on appreciated value.
  • Legacy Society is an investment in the future. You can give to the unrestricted endowment, to a specific program or fund or to honor or memorialize someone. Many planned giving options offer significant tax benefits.
  • Matching gifts are offered by many companies. Ask your HR department if your company matches employee charitable gifts.
  • Real property (homes, commercial buildings or undeveloped land) can be given outright, as part gift/part sale (bargain sale) or as the resource for a charitable remainder trust or retained life estate.

Priority giving areas

Donors create incredible opportunities for Wake Tech students. From scholarships to program support to event sponsorships, you can make a difference. Here are just a few examples of our greatest – and critical – needs. Contact Foundation Executive Director Matt Smith at [email protected] or 919-866-5988 to inquire about these unique opportunities.

We remain in need of scholarships for curriculum and Workforce Development students. Funds need to be donated to the Foundation by March of each year to be awarded the following Fall semester.

If an individual, company or organization wants to name the scholarship, they need to commit to at least two years. Scholarships can also be endowed.

Amount: $1,500 - $2,500 annually

Fostering Bright Futures is a public-private partnership that addresses the overwhelming need for a comprehensive support structure to assist foster youths in making the transition from the Wake County foster care system to independent young adulthood.

The Wake Tech Rally Fund is a comprehensive fund designed to provide wraparound financial support. This unique program provides hard-working students with the resources they need to stay in school or return to school to complete their education such as:

  • First-Generation Scholarships
  • Completion Scholarships
  • Emergency financial assistance

The Reach Partners Program acknowledges the strength and resilience of our partner organizations and the youth they serve. Reach Partners are organizations that partner with Wake Tech to ensure their clients and members have access to educational opportunities beyond high school.

To deepen our community support, Wake Tech provides a guaranteed level of funding for youth and adults who complete a Reach Partners' program to attend Wake Tech.

Wake Tech students gain hands-on research experience, mentorship from professionals and practical work experience to strengthen transfer applications through the STEM Academic Research and Training (START) program.

  • Explore STEM careers
  • Build career skills
  • Conduct undergraduate research
  • Network within the STEM community