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Empowering Communities, Shaping the Future

Penn State Outreach empowers students and communities across Pennsylvania and beyond by offering opportunities for growth, connection, and lifelong learning.

From educational and cultural programming on the award-winning WPSU public media channels to career-readiness initiatives for high schoolers at the Readiness Institute, Outreach prepares K-12 students for success.

Penn State students can gain hands-on experience, develop essential skills, and make meaningful contributions to Outreach’s mission by engaging with WPSU, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, and The Arboretum at Penn State. These experiences prepare them to lead, innovate, and succeed in their future careers.

Families and people of all ages can connect with nature and explore environmental stewardship at Shaver’s Creek and the Arboretum. Lifelong learners find inspiration and community through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State.

I’d Like to Give to Penn State Outreach

Advance Penn State’s historic land-grant mission with a one-time gift of any amount to the Penn State Outreach General Fund. Your gift will empower impactful initiatives that support student success and strengthen Pennsylvania communities.

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Thank You to All Our Donors

Through modest gifts and major gifts, annual gifts, endowments, and estate gifts, our donors have a profound impact on our mission. Your kindness and vision make it possible for Penn State Outreach to provide innovative and diverse programming that supports a lifetime of learning for communities throughout Pennsylvania and beyond — and we owe you tremendous gratitude for joining us.

Realize Your Vision Through Giving to Penn State Outreach

Endowed gifts reflect your vision of the future — and help shape that future! To create an endowment, the University invests the donor’s gift to generate an annual return in perpetuity. Endowments can support specific programs or needs, providing, for example, support for students or opportunities for innovation or technology. They can even provide unrestricted support so that leaders have the means to respond effectively to emerging needs. Established with a minimum contribution of $20,000 through outright gifts that can be pledged over a number of years, endowments reflect the donor’s passion and carry that passion into the future for the benefit of our communities. Many bear the donor’s name or the name of a loved one.

Donors can create a legacy at Penn State Outreach by directing a planned gift to provide funding that is unrestricted or for a specific purpose. Many choose to create an endowment. Options include bequests, gifts of real estate, and gifts of insurance. Investment vehicles that provide a lifetime income to the donor are a wonderful way to create a legacy and protect your own future. Many planned giving options can provide valuable tax benefits. Our experts in Penn State’s Office of Planned Giving can help you select the right option.

Additional Planned Giving resources are available at the Office of Gift Planning website.

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Contact Us

If you’d like to discuss ways to realize your philanthropic vision with Penn State Outreach, please contact Don Lenze. Don and the rest of the Outreach advancement team are ready to discuss your vision and explore giving options with you.

Don Lenze
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Penn State Outreach
Email: dml102@psu.edu
Phone: 814-863-8792