2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 21 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 16 - HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY
21-16-1102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article:

(i) "Challenge fund" means the community college endowment challenge fund created under this article;

(ii) "Endowment gift" means an irrevocable gift or transfer to a Wyoming community college foundation of money or other property, whether real, personal, tangible or intangible, and whether or not the donor or transferor retains an interest in the property, where the gift or the foundation's interest in the property is required to be used by the foundation exclusively for endowment purposes, where:

(A) The gift was received or the transfer occurred on or after July 1, 2004; or

(B) A commitment to make the gift or transfer was made in writing to the respective community college foundation, which commitment was received on or after July 1, 2004, and the gift was received or the transfer occurred not later than December 31 of the fifth calendar year following the calendar year in which the written commitment was made.

(iii) "Foundation" means an organization established for each community college that among other purposes, exists to generate additional revenues for community college programs and activities;

(iv) "Permanent endowment funds managed by a Wyoming community college foundation" means the endowment funds that are invested by the respective Wyoming community college foundation on a permanent basis and the earnings on those investments are dedicated to be expended exclusively to benefit and promote the mission, operation or any program or activity of the respective community college, including but not limited to professorships and student scholarships, increases to the corpus of the endowment and defraying reasonable costs of endowment administration.