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Donations are welcome!
There are many ways to help the bees, including making donations to support scientific research. The OSBA and OSU have dedicated accounts that fund research, students, and apiculture programs right here in the Pacific Northwest. Your donations make a difference!
Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education
The Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education functions as a long-term investment in the apiculture program at Oregon State University. The Oregon State Beekeepers Association established this fund at the OSU Foundation in 2007 to encourage donations to a fund that would allow the hiring of a honey bee entomologist in perpetuity. The endowment is written in such a way as to allow for the expenditure of the accumulating interest on research until such time that there might be a large enough principal so that the interest is sufficient to pay the salary of a honey bee entomologist. At present, the principal required to endow permanently a chair in apiculture is two million dollars.
To donate to the OSBA Endowment Fund:
Make the check payable to: The OSU Foundation.
Write on the memo line: Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education.
Include a cover letter explaining the donation is intended for the Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education.
Mail to:
The OSU Foundation
4238 SW Research Way
Corvallis OR 97333
Making out a check as described will ensure that the donation goes to the OSBA endowment fund and not to the OSU Foundation’s general fund.
A similar fund was established at Oregon State University a year after the OSBA established the Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education. This second apiculture endowment is called the OSU Apiculture Endowment.
A critical difference between the OSU Apiculture Endowment and the endowment fund established by OSBA (the Northwest Apiculture Fund for Honey Bee Research, Extension, and Education) is the language that stipulates that the OSBA endowment fund be used solely for the support of an apiculture program.
The OSU endowment fund allows for expenditure on “any other uses most similar to the original intent,” if for some reason an apiculture program might become impossible or impractical in the future. Another important difference between the two is that the OSBA endowment fund agreement includes a Review Committee with OSU faculty and three beekeepers who will direct disbursements from the fund, whereas that of the OSU endowment fund specifies no such committee.
Donating to the fund established by OSBA ensures that the gift will be utilized only in a program dedicated to the honey bee and the beekeeping industry. The OSBA Executive Board and the OSBA membership voted to proceed with establishing an endowment fund only if the language of the agreement included these terms.
OSBA Research Fund
The OSBA Research Fund is an option for donating to the support of research generally. Those who purchase something donated to the auction at the OSBA fall conference donate to this fund, as several years ago the membership voted that all proceeds from the auction be dedicated to research. Distributions are made each year to various programs for research.
To donate to the OSBA Research Fund:
Online with a credit card or PayPal
To donate by mail:
Make the check payable to: Oregon State Beekeepers Association
On the memo line write: Research Fund
Mail to:
OSBA Treasurer
89135 Spindrift Way
Florence OR 97439
Agricultural Research Foundation
The Agricultural Research Foundation at Oregon State University is available for donating directly to the support of Dr. Ramesh Sagili’s research.
To donate to the Agricultural Research Foundation Honey Bee Program:
Make the check payable to: Agricultural Research Foundation
Write on the memo line: Honey Bee Program
Include a cover letter explaining the donation is intended for the Honey Bee Program
Mail to:
Agricultural Research Foundation
1600 SW Western Ave, Ste 320
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97333
Indicating that the donation is for the Honey Bee Program as described will ensure that the Agricultural Research Foundation directs the funds as intended. Dr. Sagili has immediate access to these funds, and the foundation charges no fee.
Herman A. Scullen Memorial Fellowship Fund
The Herman A. Scullen Memorial Fellowship Fund is named for the man who was OSU’s honey bee entomologist for some thirty-four years, until his retirement in 1953. It was established around 1981 by a bequest of Professor Scullen’s wife and aims to support an OSU graduate student who is pursuing a path toward a career in apiculture. The Review Committee for this fund is chaired by John Lambrinos and includes three beekeepers from OSBA—Jan Lohman, Lynn Royce, and Harry Vanderpool.
To donate the Herman A. Scullen Memorial Fellowship Fund:
Make the check payable to: The OSU Foundation
Write on the memo line: Herman A. Scullen Memorial Fellowship Fund
Include a cover letter explaining the donation is intended for the Herman A. Scullen Memorial Fellowship Fund
Mail to:
The OSU Foundation
4238 SW Research Way
Corvallis OR 97333
Your donations make a difference!
To make a one time or recurring donation to our general fund, please fill out the form below.
Mission
The Oregon State Beekeepers Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the well-being of honey bees and to the fields of beekeeping, apiculture, research, and education. The association is organized exclusively for charitable, education, and/or scientific purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our stated purpose is to unite the beekeepers of Oregon in an effort to improve beekeeping in the state.
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The Oregon State Beekeepers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of honey bees and to the fields of beekeeping, apiculture, research, and education. Members of the OSBA are a diverse group of individuals who share a fascination for the honey bee and its workings. We range from full-time beekeepers and pollinators with thousands of hives to hobbyists involved in back-yard beekeeping.
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