Honor & Memorial Tribute Gifts
Honor a lost loved one, recognize someone special or commemorate a milestone by making a special gift in their name.
How do I make a tribute gift?
There are three ways to make a gift:
- https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/donate/ — check the box indicating the gift is in “honor, memory or support…” and share the additional details with us
- Call the Advancement Services Office at 313-664-7865
- Mail a check to the College for Creative Studies
Institutional Advancement
201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202
Please include the name of the person you are honoring with your gift and the name and address of anyone you would like notified.
Will you let the family or my honoree know about this gift?
If you include the name and address of the person you would like notified, we will gratefully share that you have made a memorial or honor gift. We do not share the gift amount.
What will my gift support? Can I select the area that I would like my gift to impact?
You may designate your gift to the existing fund that is most meaningful to you, the occasion or the honoree. Occasionally a specific fund for memorial gifts will be designated by the family. In these cases, unless otherwise noted by the donor, gifts received will be used for the fund selected by the family.
May I create a named fund or endowment to honor a special person?
You can designate your gift more specifically by creating a fund the others can give to. Endowments are a wonderful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowments can be created with a commitment of at least $25,000 (payable over 5 years) and will generate an annual impact that recognizes your honoree in perpetuity.
There is also an opportunity to create a new fund or annual scholarship with a minimum commitment of $4,500 payable over 3 years.
Gifts from family and friends can be combined and used to create a new fund, however, creating a new fund will require a signatory who will be responsible for the commitment.
For more information on creating a new fund please contact [email protected] 313.664.7984.
How do I mention CCS in an obituary or recommend that gifts be made to CCS in lieu of flowers?
We suggest that you use text similar to this:
The family requests that memorial gifts be made in support of the College for Creative Studies (optional –insert name of existing fund). Checks can be mailed to the College for Creative Studies c/o Institutional Advancement, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202 or they can be made online at https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/donate. Please indicate that the gift is in memory of [name] by writing a memo on your check or checking the “in memory of” box when making a gift online.
Feel free to contact our office at 313.664.7865 to let us know of your loved ones passing and any gifts that will be made in their memory.