2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 21 - Education
Chapter 16 - Higher Education Generally
Article 9 - University of Wyoming Endowment Fund
Section 21-16-902 - Definitions.
21-16-902. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Challenge account" means the university endowment challenge account established under W.S. 21-16-903;
(ii) "Permanent endowment funds managed by the University of Wyoming foundation" means the endowment funds that are invested by the University of Wyoming foundation on a permanent basis and regarding which earnings on those investments are dedicated to be expended exclusively to benefit and promote the mission, operation or any program or activity of the University of Wyoming, including but not limited to professorships and student scholarships, increases to the corpus of the endowment and defraying reasonable costs of endowment administration;
(iii) "Substantial endowment gift" means an irrevocable gift or transfer to the University of Wyoming foundation of money or other property by a donor where:
(A) The gift or the foundation's interest in the property is conditioned on it being used by the foundation exclusively for endowment purposes;
(B) Except as provided by W.S. 21-16-904(a)(ix) for fallen heroes endowments, the gift or property transferred has a fair market value of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00); and
(C) The following apply:
(I) The gift was received or the transfer occurred on or after March 1, 2001. Payments are not eligible to be matched if they are part of a gift for which some payment was received prior to March 1, 2001;
(II) If a commitment to make the gift or transfer is made in writing to the university foundation on or after March 1, 2001, to qualify for the match, the gift shall actually be received or the transfer shall actually occur not later than December 31 of the fifth calendar year following the calendar year in which the written commitment was made to the university foundation;
(III) Members of a single family may aggregate their individual gifts to meet the minimum dollar threshold required for matching funds. Gifts from nonfamily members in memory of a deceased individual may also be aggregated to meet the minimum dollar threshold required for matching funds.