Donations
Donating Artifacts
You can donate items under your name, anonymously or a combination of both for multiple items.
If an item has a special significance or a story behind it, then it would be helpful to write that information down and include it with the donated item.
Donations to the Tretter Collection are covered under the 501(3)(c) tax umbrella of the University of Minnesota Libraries. So if you would like a receipt for tax deduction purposes, just let us know.
If you live in or travel to the area, artifacts can be brought to Jean at the Andersen Library, or arrangements can be made to pick them up from you. Otherwise you can mail or ship the items.
If you’ve got any questions or concerns about donating items, please don’t hesitate to contact Jean.
Donating Money
The Tretter Collection is covered under the 501(3)(c) status of the University of Minnesota library system. Thus your donations to the collection are tax deductible. You can make your check payable to:
You can accomplish directed giving by specifying that your donation be earmarked for a particular use such as:
- Acquisitions budget
- Operations budget
- Community outreach budget
- A special project
- A special acquisition
Contact Jean Tretter with questions regarding directed donations.
Unspecified donations will be used wherever the need is greatest within the Tretter Collection. However, rest assured that funds donated to the Tretter Collection are used only for the Tretter Collection! They cannot be tapped by other departments or reallocated into the general University budget.