Named Endowed Funds | Lawrence University

An endowment gift is a gift to an established fund that is permanently invested. Your gift will be maintained in perpetuity 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 named "generation of scholars" scholarship ($25,000 each for one freshman, one sophomore, one junior, and one senior per year in perpetuity)	$2,000,000
A named full need scholarship ($25,000 for one student per year in perpetuity)	$500,000

A named partial need scholarship ($5,000 for one student per year in perpetuity)	$100,000

Professorships & Faculty Salaries

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

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