Endowments

Create a lasting legacy at 91探花 with an endowment gift. Support scholarships, programs, or faculty positions to help the university grow and innovate.

Endowments: Creating a Lasting Impact at 91探花

Endowments are a powerful way to create a lasting legacy while advancing 91探花’s mission, vision and values. These permanent funds provide enduring support that helps the university attract and retain outstanding students and faculty, strengthen academic excellence, and foster innovation across schools, colleges and programs for generations to come.

No matter where your passion lies, there is an area of 91探花 that can benefit from an endowed gift. Donors may establish a named endowed fund to support scholarships, academic programs and activities, or faculty positions such as professorships and endowed chairs. University Advancement staff are available to help define your fund’s purpose and discuss giving options that align with your philanthropic goals and financial objectives.

Named endowed funds may be established with gifts of $100,000 or more. Endowments can be funded through cash, appreciated securities or other approved assets, and pledges may be fulfilled over a period of up to five years. Donors may also create an endowment through a planned gift or bequest, ensuring their support of 91探花 continues well into the future.

Endowed Scholarship Challenge: Make Your Gift Go Further

As part of 91探花’s comprehensive campaign, we are working to raise $100 million for endowed student scholarships. Through the Endowed Scholarship Challenge, every $1 committed to an eligible endowed scholarship receives an additional $0.50 from 91探花, with $20 million in matching funds available.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

Facts about the91探花 Endowment

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Individual donor-funded endowments make up the 91探花 Endowment (as of June 30, 2025).

$370M

2025 Endowment Market Value

What this fund is worth if you were to sell its investments

14.6M

Endowment Distributions

Fund programs & initiatives, tech, research, professorships, dept. chairs & more

Endowment Types, Funding Requirements and Options

Broad-based Support

Endowment Type	Description	University Minimum	Estimated Annual Distribution @4.5%
Endowed Program Support Fund	Unrestricted support for a department, program, school, college or Seattle University at large (may include programming, stipends, travel, publications, etc.)	$100,000	$4,500
Endowed Research Acceleration Fund	Broad-based support for research in a particular area, discipline or topic (research support, travel, publication and other expenses for faculty or students related to research)	$100,000	$4,500

Student Aid

Endowment Type	Description	University Minimum	Estimated Annual Distribution @4.5%
Endowed Scholarship (undergraduate and graduate)	Tuition, books, fees and other educational expenses	$100,000	$4,500

Faculty Support

Endowment Type	Description	University Minimum	Estimated Annual Distribution @4.5%
Endowed Faculty Fellowship	Broad-based, direct support for faculty (campus initiatives, research support, travel, conference fees, etc.)	$250,000	$11,250
Endowed Professorship	Portion of salary and related academic and/or research support for faculty holders	$1M	$45,000
Endowed Chair	Full or substantial portion of salary and related academic and/or research support for faculty holders (does not include start-up cost)	$3M	$135,000
Endowed Deanship	Full or substantial portion of salary and related support for holder’s school or college market value	Market value	Market value

From an Endowment Donor

Evelyn Eng, ’81

“It’s a good way for me to give back to Hawaii, to students of need there, and give them the opportunity to get the benefits I received at 91探花. It is also a good way to give back to 91探花 for the solid college education and experience.”

Read about Riingen-Eng Ohana Endowed Scholarship

Where Endowments Make a Difference

From Cleats to the Classroom

Harry Arnold, 鈥�72, 鈥�85 MBA, and family honor soccer roots and engineering education with a $1 million endowed scholarship to support 91探花 men鈥檚 soccer.