After nearly 50 years, Ritchie endowment still supporting OSU

Your generosity today can benefit Oregon State for generations.

Take the example Elizabeth Ritchie set almost 50 years ago. The retired OSU librarian established the first life-income agreement at OSU in 1964.

Her gift of $118,000 provided her with retirement income. After her death, the fund created an endowment for scholarships, faculty, and the library.

Consider the impact of her decision to give:

Thousands of new books for the OSU library
Hundreds of scholarships for students
Annual faculty awards to recognize top professors
An endowment that has grown to nearly $500,000

The OSU Foundation carefully stewards your gifts, mindful that the decisions we make now will affect the lives of others far into the future. Consider a life-income gift today. You’ll shore up your retirement plans while making a significant gift to OSU. Future generations will thank you, as they have Elizabeth Ritchie.

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