Athletics

The St. Bonaventure Athletic Fund (BAF)

The St. Bonaventure Athletic Fund (BAF) is the fund-raising organization for the Department of Athletics. It is the mission of the BAF to generate annual support for St. Bonaventure's 14 intercollegiate sports programs.

You Make A Difference!
Your financial support allows St. Bonaventure University to recruit the highest caliber student-athletes. More than 240 student-athletes benefit from the BAF every year. Your unrestricted gift allows the Athletic Department flexibility to respond to changing needs and unexpected opportunities. Or, you may designate all or part of your gift to a specific sport or sports, serving student-athletes on the teams that are most important to you.

Benefits To You
Basic membership at $50 or more entitles you to a BAF window decal, email newsletters and updates, recognition in the Annual Report and a SBU Bookstore discount card. Benefits increase with higher levels of giving as shown on the chart.

Ways To Give
Choose the method that's most convenient for you:
• By mail via check, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, or American Express.
• Online with your credit card on our secure server at www.gobonnies.com/donate. Choose a one-time donation in full, or fulfill your gift amount over a period of time via automatic withdraws from your checking or savings account or charges to your credit or debit card.
• Gifts-in-kind of equipment or supplies or services (subject to appraisal and University policies; credit is based upon fair market value). These types of donations typically consist of items that would normally be purchased through the Athletic Department budget. (For tax deductibility information see IRS Publication 561 and IRS Form 8283.)
• Major, planned and long-term gifts, gifts of stock, securities, real estate, trusts, bequests or life insurance.

Matching Gifts
The impact of your gift to the BAF could possibly be doubled or tripled! Please check to see if your employer will match your charitable gift to the BAF. However, donors will not receive credit toward an increased BAF donor level and accompanying benefits via matching gifts; only the personal contribution will count.

Tax Deductibility
The Internal Revenue Service requires that the value of benefits received be subtracted from charitable contributions when calculating deductions. To deduct the full amount of your BAF contribution, check the box on the commitment form confirming that you do not wish to receive benefits. If you choose to enjoy benefits, the deductible portion of your total gift is based on your level of giving and associated benefits. Donors will receive a gift receipt from the University Advancement Office which shows the exact tax deductible amount. (Note: Major gifts to St. Bonaventure University related to endowments or capital projects do not qualify for BAF benefits unless requested and therefore are normally 100 percent tax deductible.)

For more information or an BAF brochure:
Phone (716) 375-2282

OR

Click on the link below to access the Bona Athletic Fund Brochure:

BAF Brochure

NOTE: On June 18, 2007, the Board of Trustees authorized the creation of a 5% gift administration assessment on all gifts other than unrestricted Bonaventure fund contributions and ineligible grants. This does not change the amount of your charitable contribution for tax purposes. The total amount of your gift is tax deductible.