Yes. Every gift helps support the educational, athletic, and personal experiences of OSU student-athletes. For example, a gift of $100 can help cover the cost of essential academic materials, training equipment, or personal expenses. Every contribution makes an impact.  

Contributions support areas that enhance the student-athlete experience, including Scholarship and educational support, leadership development, student-athlete wellness, and now direct student-athlete benefits through revenue sharing opportunities. 

The OSU Foundation is grateful for companies that match gifts for their employees. Each company’s policy is different. Please consult your employer.  

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the tax deductibility of ticket seat contributions and gifts that receive Beaver Points used for home-game ticket placement. All gifts to OSU Athletics default to receiving Beaver Points unless otherwise noted by the donor when making their donation. 

Beaver Points are used for ticket placement for home contests in Corvallis, including season ticket upgrades, additional ticket requests, full venue season ticket relocations, and select postseason events, such as the NCAA Women’s Basketball first and second round, Regional and Super-Regional baseball contests, or Men’s Basketball N.I.T. games.   

Beaver Points are earned through various forms of philanthropic support, ticket purchases, membership longevity, and select engagement activities. All gifts to OSU Athletics default to receiving Beaver Points unless otherwise noted by the donor when making their donation. 

 

 

Annual points earned as follows
OSU Athletics Seats and Parking Fund	3 points per $100 donated
Athletics Fund for Excellence Donation	3 Points per $100 donated
FEARLESS: Women of Oregon State Athletics Donation	3 Points per $100 donated
Giving to Capital Campaign	3 points per $100 donated
Program Specific and Endowment Donation	1 point per $100 donated
Lifetime Giving   (Prior to 2018 + gifts where points are accepted)	1 point per $100 donated
Consecutive Years of Giving (min. gift is $100 per calendar year)	5 points accrued for each year of consecutive membership
Season Ticket Purchases	1 point per season ticket purchased per sport?   (Max 10 per sport/season)
One-time points are earned as follows
Alumni Points	10 points per degree eared at OSU (Max 30)
Student-Athlete Alumni Points	25 points for participating in an OSU varsity sport (Max 30)
Our Beaver Nation Advisory Board member	25 points for participation on the OBN Advisory Board
Planned Giving*	0.01% of the total gift

* Depending on type of planned gift. Please speak with your OBN representative for more information.  

Seating is allocated based on Beaver Points. Continued Seat Contributions and Our Beaver Nation Membership donations help increase priority. When making an Our Beaver Nation Membership donation, accept the accrual of Beaver Points with the understanding that your donation will NOT provide tax relief. 

Total Investment is used to allocate tickets for athletic events played away from Corvallis and to assign parking for home games. 

Total Investment includes lifetime OSU Athletics gifts, OSU Athletics ticket purchases since 2000, and ten percent of non-athletic lifetime giving to Oregon State University. 

Additional donations to OSU Athletics, ticket purchases, and non-athletic giving to the OSU Foundation all contribute to Total Investment. 

A Seat Contribution is a required donation that provides the right to purchase home game tickets for Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Baseball. Seat Contributions are collected at the time of season ticket purchase and are not tax-deductible per the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 

Seat and parking contributions are placed in the OSU Athletics Seats and Parking Fund and support scholarships for student-athletes.  

Yes. Seat Contributions for Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Baseball are specific to each sport. 

Matching gifts for Seat Contributions vary by employer. The ticket holder is responsible for confirming eligibility and providing documentation if applicable. 

Seat contributions help you meet your required parking donations. If your seat contribution is more than your parking minimum, additional support is not required. If the parking minimum is greater than your seat contribution for your desired lot, only the balance is due. 

Parking is allocated based on Total Investment. Supporting OSU Athletics through Our Beaver Nation Membership and ticket purchases helps improve parking priority. 

Parking is allocated based on Total Investment rank and availability. During the annual parking allocation window, donors select parking locations in rank order. Alternate selections are available if a preferred lot is full. 

Yes. The first tiebreaker is consecutive years of giving, followed by the date of the first donation made.

The Oregon State University Foundation is a qualified charitable organization under section 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. Philanthropic gifts from an IRA or Donor Advised Fund (DAF) may support OSU Athletics, but they are not eligible for benefits of value, including Beaver Points, seating, or parking priority.