The Olivia Barker Scholarship Fund
Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Olivia Barker Scholarship Fund at the Columbia School of Journalism.
Gifts and pledges to the Olivia Barker Scholarship Fund reached the goal of $100,000 on Olivia's birthday, June 10, 2018. The fund has been established as an endowment to provide scholarships in perpetuity to students enrolled in the Graduate School of Journalism who have demonstrated financial need.
Olivia’s family will influence the focus of the Olivia Barker Scholarship in a way that feels meaningful and in the spirit of Olivia. Her family will be invited to meet the recipient each year and we, her community, can follow the careers of these promising writers.
how to contribute online or by snail mail.
We've also included information about tax deductions, corporate matching, and contact details.
ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS
SNAIL MAIL CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Go to https://journalism.givenow.columbia.edu
2. In the Select a designation drop-down menu, select Journalism Annual Fund.
3. Enter the dollar amount of your gift.
4. Under the question: "Is this gift in honor of someone?" click tab to Yes
5. Click blue box for "In Memory" and input Olivia Barker Scholarship Fund
6. Follow the prompts to enter your personal and payment information.
Save the form to your computer or print from the web browser.
A personal check or your credit card information can be mailed in with the donation form with your payment. Please make check payable to Columbia Journalism School and write Olivia Barker Scholarship Fund in the memo line.
Please mail your payment and printed form to:
Asha Kaufman
Assistant Dean
Columbia Journalism School
703 Pulitzer Hall, MC 3801
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
TAX DEDUCTION
Contributions to Columbia University are fully tax deductible to the extent permitted by law, up to 50 percent of adjusted gross income. Columbia University's tax ID number (EIN) is 13-5598093.
Further details can be found here: http://giving.columbia.edu/waystogive
CORPORATE MATCHING
Many companies will make a matching gift to Columbia when one of their employees makes a donation. To find out if your company has such a program, use this convenient search engine: http://dev.giving.columbia.edu/waystogive/matching_gifts
CONTACT
For questions about the fund, please contact:
Jane B. Lowry
Assistant Dean, Alumni & Development
212-854-8634
jl3678@columbia.edu
Melissa S. Dassori
Assistant Director, Annual Fund
212-854-5263
The Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University
2950 Broadway, Suite 704
New York, NY 10027