Endowments
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Creating the Foundation for Seattle University’s Future
Endowments are a powerful financial tool for creating a legacy that promotes the mission, vision and values of Seattle University. This tool helps the university maintain a competitive edge in attracting and retaining students and faculty and enables our schools, colleges and programs to grow and innovate in perpetuity.
Whatever your interest, there is an area at Seattle University that will benefit from your endowment gift. If you choose to establish a named endowed fund to benefit SU, it may be designated for scholarships, program or activity support, or faculty professorship and chair positions. University Advancement staff can work with you to establish fund purpose and discuss the most beneficial and tax-wise giving strategies. Endowed funds can be established and named with gifts of $50K or more.
Endowments at Seattle University can be created with a gift of cash, securities or other acceptable donations. Gifts may be fulfilled over a five-year period. Endowments may also be established through bequests to Seattle University.
* Minimum may be higher depending on type of endowment, college and school salary and funding levels.
Facts about theSeattle University Endowment
Individual donor-funded endowments make up the Seattle University Endowment (as of June 30, 2023).
2023 Endowment Market Value
What this fund is worth if you were to sell its investments
Endowment Distributions
Fund programs & initiatives, tech, research, professorships, dept. chairs & more
Endowment Types, Funding Requirements and Options
| 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.) |
$50,000 | $2,250 |
| 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) |
$50,000 | $2,250 |
| 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 |
| 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.) | $100,000 | $4,500 |
| 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
Stephen Growdon, ‘03
“I enjoyed my time at SU, but I also remember the student teaching experience as a financially difficult time for a lot of students and that motivated me to create a scholarship...I want to help deserving, motivated future teachers.”
Contact Us
We can answer your questions about creating or supporting an endowment at Seattle University.
Greg Ross
Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship