Overview

You believe in and are committed to BPA’s mission. Supporting BPA financially should be as easy as possible—the avenue of support should be the one that is right for you and/or your organization. Please consider the options listed below.

Avenues of Support
• Overview
• Make a Gift Online
• Gifts of Stock
• Planned Giving
• Bequests
• Sponsorships
• Endowments
• In-Kind Giving
• Community Partners

Giving financially to support the work of Business Professionals of America has never been easier!

By completing and sending the information below, your dollars will begin to work immediately for BPA. Annual gifts to BPA support student scholarships, BPA programs, competitive events, and our general educational curriculum. Your gift is completely tax deductible and will be acknowledged with appropriate documentation used for tax filing purposes.

To make a gift to Business Professionals of America please complete this form and click on submit to send your contribution today!

Click Here to Donate Online!

Gifts of appreciated stock are also an easy way to support the work of Business Professionals of America.

• There are tax advantages to the stockholder when making a gift of stock to Business Professionals of America.
• Stock transfers are easy transactions to complete and can usually be done by telephone.

To make your stock transfer gift to Business Professionals of America contact Director of Development, Dave King, at dking@bpa.org or by calling 614-895-7277, ext. 103 and he will assist you with your stock transfer requests.

Planned Giving

Planned giving instruments exist to enable donors to provide a gift of meaningful support and create a lasting legacy to their charity or organization of choice. There are a wide variety of planned giving options available to donors including:

• Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts (CRATS),
• Charitable Remainder Uni-trusts (CRUTS)
• gifts of life insurance
• gifts through retirement plans

There are also significant tax benefits that accrue to a donor or their heirs with many of these giving instruments.

If you are interested in making a planned gift to Business Professionals of America, please contact your personal financial planner or broker who can work with Director of Development, Dave King , to carry out your personal giving desires.

This is perhaps the most common and the most convenient way to leave a lasting legacy to your organization of choice.

Bequests are gifts made through your will and are highly specific in nature. For example they may be a percentage of the total estate, a specific dollar amount or some other tangible real or personal property. Bequests to a charity are easily arranged with the simple addition of a codicil to your existing will.

For assistance with making a bequest to Business Professionals of America please contact your attorney or our Director of Development, Dave King, at dking@bpa.org or at 614-895-7277, ext. 103.

Sponsoring the work of Business Professionals of America is a unique opportunity for businesses and individuals. Sponsorship provides support for BPA’s annual operations and programs.

Sponsorships vary in scope from a single competitive event all the way to being a sponsor of the National Leadership Conference. There are many benefits to sponsors of BPA’s programs, conferences, and events. For example, there are market enhancing promotional opportunities:

• on the BPA Web site
• in BPA publications
• on printed marketing materials
• video products
• conference promotional items
• at the annual Expo and Career at our National Leadership Conference.

Sponsorships are also tax deductible contributions.

Sponsorship Types and Levels

BPA offers corporations and recruiters a variety of promotional activities in designated categories of year-round recognition that will provide exposure and visibility to over 51,000 members and 6,000 conference attendees.

To review these opportunities, see the Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus (link to download Pdf).

Pursue Sponsorship Opportunities
Those interested in pursuing sponsorship opportunities are encouraged to request a sponsorship package and discuss their interest with our Director of Development. Sponsorship packages are available upon request from the Director of Development, Dave King, at dking@bpa.org or by calling 614-895-7277 x103.

Endowments are funds set aside for the permanent use of supporting the work and mission of an organization.

Business Professionals of America maintains three permanent endowments with The Columbus Foundation, America’s seventh largest community foundation. These endowments support general operations, scholarships, and our educational curriculum.

Gifts to the endowments of Business Professionals of America are tax-deductible contributions.

Donors may wish to make a contribution directly to any one or all of these three endowments.

To make a contribution, please make your check payable to The Columbus Foundation and specify which endowment or endowments you wish to support.

Endowment gifts should be sent to:
The Columbus Foundation
1234 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205.

Outright gifts of materials, products, equipment or services are welcomed by Business Professionals of America.

These gifts are helpful to the organization as it carries out its mission and performs day to day operations. These gifts reduce the cost of doing business through the donation of goods or services which can be utilized by the organization.

In-kind gifts to Business Professionals of America are also tax deductible.

Business Professionals of America needs good partners in the community to assist with the implementation of its mission. Therefore, Business Professionals of America welcomes the support of other non-profit or educational organizations which can provide assistance with or support for the overall work, programs and mission (link to the mission pg under About BPA).

Community Partners receive recognition on our Web site, in our publications, and at our National Leadership Conference. Their support is a valuable tool enabling BPA to enhance the educational opportunities provided to its membership.

Example:  Find out about the BPA/Alberstson’s Community Partnership.

To discuss the development of a community partnership with Business Professionals of America, please contact, Director of Development, Dave King, at dking@bpa.org or 614-895-7277, ext. 103.