Named Endowed Funds

An endowment gift is a gift to an established fund that is permanently invested. Your gift will be maintained in perpituity and will make a lasting difference here at Lawrence.

A number of opportunities exist for establishing named endowed funds as a means of recognizing a donor’s generosity to Lawrence. Minimum thresholds for named endowed funds are listed below. There is no minimum threshold for gifts to add to existing endowed funds.

Scholarships

A “generation of scholars” (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior)	$1,000,000
One named “full need” scholarship	$500,000
One named “average need” scholarship	$250,000
A named scholarship	$100,000

Professorships & Faculty Salaries

Underwrite a current faculty position	$1,500,000
Add a new tenure-track position	$2,500,000

Other Named Endowed Funds

Faculty Development Funds	$100,000
Residential Life Funds	$100,000
Björklunden	$100,000
Student-Faculty Collaboration Funds	$100,000
Global Perspective Funds — Study Abroad and Support for International Students	$100,000
Library Funds and Related Technology Enhancement	$100,000

Lawrence University

Scholarships

Professorships & Faculty Salaries

Other Named Endowed Funds

"Gifts of scholarships were essential in enabling me to grow not only inside of the Lawrence community, but outside of it as well. The scholarship allows students to venture the world and fully explore the Liberal Arts experience!"

- Sam Wagner '14