Foundation

Make a gift online using your credit/debit card, ApplePay, PayPal, or Venmo. You can also make a gift directly from your bank account (select the direct debit option when completing payment).

Please note: Year-end gifts must be made online by 11:59 p.m. CST on December 31, 2025, to receive 2025 tax benefits.

Stop by the Beloit-Janesville Campus, head to the Central Building, and ask for the Foundation at the Welcome Desk. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by appointment at either the Beloit-Janesville or Monroe campus.

Blackhawk Technical College
6004 S County Rd G
Janesville, WI 53547

Please note, Blackhawk Technical College campuses will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 23, and remain closed through Jan. 4, 2026. If you would like to make an in-person gift during that time, please contact Cassie Hartje at chartje1@blackhawk.edu or (608) 774-1957 to make an appointment.

Checks should be made payable to the Blackhawk Technical College Foundation. Please list the fund you would like to support on the memo line of your check. Checks can be mailed to the following address:

Blackhawk Technical College
Attn: Blackhawk Foundation
6004 S County Rd G
Janesville, WI 53547

Please note: Year-end gifts must have a postmark of December 31, 2025, to receive 2025 tax benefits.

Donor-advised funds allow donors to spread their giving over time to their favorite charities. Recommend the Blackhawk Foundation for a distribution from your fund and direct your sponsoring organization to mail it to the following address:

Blackhawk Technical College
Attn: Blackhawk Foundation
6004 S County Rd G
Janesville, WI 53547

Stock transfer information:

Blackhawk Technical College Foundation; Federal Tax ID number: 39-1391659

Contact information:

First National Bank & Trust, Trust & Wealth Group
Mark Leach or Justin Seeley
345 E Grand Ave
Beloit, WI  53511
(608) 363-8000

If you are considering gifting equipment, tools, or supplies, please contact the Blackhawk Foundation at btcfoundation@blackhawk.edu. We would be happy to learn more!

Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

IRA holders can make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) of up to $105,000 after age 70½ to reduce their taxable income. A QCD counts toward your required minimum distribution,* if applicable.

People who are age 70½ and older may elect, as part of their QCD limit, a one-time gift of up to $53,000, adjusted annually for inflation, to a charitable remainder unitrust, a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable gift annuity.

Key details of a QCD:

• QCDs are subject to a $105,000 annual limit (in total to one or more charities); a couple with separate IRAs can each distribute up to $105,000.
• The gift must be from a traditional or inherited IRA.
• The gift must be given to a qualifying public charity, such as the Blackhawk Foundation, and go directly to the charity. Instruct your IRA trustee or custodian to distribute the funds directly to the Blackhawk Foundation.

Name the Blackhawk Foundation as your beneficiary:

Most people who inherit IRAs from someone other than their spouse must take the money and pay taxes on it within 10 years, rather than stretching it over their expected lifetime. To reduce this tax burden, IRA holders may want to consider tax-advantaged charitable giving. If you believe your heirs would struggle with the tax burden of the 10-year IRA withdrawal schedule, consider donating your IRA funds to a favorite charity, such as the Blackhawk Foundation, and leaving different assets to your loved ones.

Be sure to talk to your tax and financial advisors about IRA rules and potential advantages of naming the Blackhawk Foundation as an IRA beneficiary as you plan to provide for your loved ones. Please contact Cassie Hartje at chartje1@blackhawk.edu or (608) 757-7704 with questions.

You can make a provision in your will or living trust that directs a portion of your estate to a named beneficiary, such as the Blackhawk Foundation. A bequest offers these benefits:

• You make a major gift while preserving these assets during your life.
• You reduce your federal estate taxes.
• You leave a legacy of goodwill to your family and community by designating your gift to the Blackhawk Foundation.

Cash, securities, and real estate may be willed to the Blackhawk Foundation through your estate. There are several ways to gift bequests, and there is specific language that needs to accompany these different gifts in your will. Please consult your tax, estate and financial planners for additional information. Contact Cassie Hartje at chartje1@blackhawk.edu or (608) 757-7704 with questions.

Significant tax advantages usually accrue to donors making outright gifts of appreciated real estate. Benefits to the donor include a full fair-market value charitable deduction, up to 30 percent of adjusted gross income, with a five-year carry-over provision and no capital gains tax on the property appreciation. Gifts of real estate will be credited at their appraised value at the time the gift is made. The Blackhawk Foundation reserves the right to either accept or reject any offer of real estate.

Be sure to talk to your tax and financial advisors about the potential advantages unique to your situation.

Blackhawk hosts several events each year that offers both an opportunity to support Blackhawk students, programs and initiatives, and provides excellent marketing opportunities for your business.

For specific event opportunities, please contact the Blackhawk Foundation at btcfoundation@blackhawk.edu or (608) 757-7704.

Crowds abound to see the Talons play at our on-campus gymnasium. Showcase your business with a prominent gym banner, Talons program advertising, livestream commercials and more.

See the 2025-2026 season sponsorship opportunities below or contact Nile Finney at (608) 738-1808, ext. 4595 to learn more.

See your name in lights! Well, we cannot promise lights, but there are several opportunities to boldly position your business in front of Blackhawk students, faculty and community members in the Innovative Manufacturing Education Center (IMEC) and the Public Safety Center and Transportation Complex. Contact Cassie Hartje at chartje1@blackhawk.edu or (608) 757-7704 to learn more.