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A School of Automotive where outstanding teaching fuels student curiosity. Where students become the next generation of leaders. Where the standard of excellence is set for the industry. This is SIU!

SIU Automotive is committed to help continue leading this industry and accelerating forward. We are poised to make great strides in our mission with the help and support from our alumni, friends, and industry.

There are many ways to give and support SIU Automotive. Our continued excellence depends upon the generosity of our dedicated alumni, industry, and friends.

The simplest way to provide support is through cash gifts. Online support for our priority areas can be accomplished with the form below. Learn more about our priority funds or our other support funds at areas to support and funding priorities. Online giving to our other support funds can be accomplished by searching the fund name on the SIU Foundation’s website. Please contact us at 618-453-4024 if you wish to send a check or provide a wire transfer.

Gifts of stocks, bonds, and property (real estate, equipment, tools, vehicles) can also provide a charitable deduction and other possible additional tax savings.

Planned gifts provide many options to establish a legacy. Planned gifts can help take care of yourself and your loved ones while also meeting your philanthropic goals. Bequests through a will or trust, a charitable gift annuity, a donor-advised fund, or an IRA charitable rollover are just some examples of planned gifts.

Online giving to our other support funds can be accomplished by searching the fund name on the SIU Foundation’s website.

Matched Gifts

Your gift to the School of Automotive may be doubled or tripled through your company’s matching gift program! Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and/or their spouses. To find out if a company has a matching gift policy, please enter the company’s name in the database on the following SIU Foundation Website.

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