Alumni and friends who have included the SUNY Oneonta Foundation in their estate plans are welcomed to join the Netzer Planned Giving Society.
The Netzer Planned Giving Society is an honorary group that acknowledges your commitment to SUNY Oneonta’s future. Membership in the Netzer Society is granted permanently to recognize gifts of any amount made through a will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy, charitable gift annuity, or other deferred gift.
The society was named to honor SUNY Oneonta’s fourth president, Royal F. Netzer, who served from 1951 to 1970, and his wife, Clara. The Netzers shared a commitment to the school and a generous philanthropic spirit. Clara’s bequest to SUNY Oneonta in 1993 was one of the largest in the school’s history. The Netzer Society’s oak leaf is a tribute to Clara, who during her lifetime was dedicated to improving the campus grounds and promoted the planting of hundreds of trees, many of them oaks. These trees continue to beautify our campus today.
The more than 450 members of the Netzer Planned Giving Society have made commitments that will ensure that future generations continue to thrive at SUNY Oneonta. We invite you to join them.
How to join
Our legal name is State University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation
Our Federal Tax ID is 22-2403203
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to raise and receive charitable gifts for SUNY Oneonta.
There are many types of gifts that can benefit you and your family while leaving a legacy that supports SUNY Oneonta. To learn more, visit our Gift Planning page.
One of the simplest ways to make a legacy gift is to name the SUNY Oneonta Foundation as a beneficiary of a percentage of your retirement plan. We have partnered with FreeWill to provide you with an easy way to review or update your beneficiary designations.
Do you have a will? If not, we offer a way for you to create a legal document at no charge to you, in partnership with FreeWill. Once you complete your will, we will welcome you as a Netzer Planned Giving Society member. You can choose to remain anonymous; there is absolutely no obligation when you use FreeWill.
Start your will by visiting FreeWill
Have you already included SUNY Oneonta or the SUNY Oneonta Foundation in your estate plan?
Thank you! We are grateful for your commitment and invite you to contact us so that we may recognize you at a member of the Netzer Planned Giving Society.