Gifts intended for use by Student Affairs are made to the University of Illinois Foundation and designated by the donor for Student Affairs, a particular department within Student Affairs, or a fund established for a particular purpose within Student Affairs. For information on designating the use of your gift, visit the Annual Giving and Endowed Giving sections of this site. For more information, contact our office by phone at (217) 244-8060 or via email at leaders@uiuc.edu.

Ways of Giving > Endowed Gifts
Endowed Gifts
An endowment is a permanent fund which earns annual interest income through the endowment pool of the University of Illinois Foundation. The income earned is then used for the purpose specified by the donor. Since the principle of the fund is never used, the endowment remains in perpetuity.
Campaign Illinois was a University-wide capital campaign which was initiated in 1991 and completed in 2000. The goal of the Campaign is to raise $1 billion primarily for endowment. With the help of many friends and alumni, Student Affairs achieved its original Campaign Illinois goal of $11 million near the end of 1996 and our final total of $27.5 million for the campus.
Endowments created by Campaign Illinois gifts will be used primarily to provide support for the students of this campus through leadership, scholarship and other student activity programs in perpetuity. There are many levels of endowed gifts that will assist Student Affairs in continuing to provide such support. Each of the endowments listed below is a named fund, which means the fund may be named as a legacy to the donor or as a memorial for whomever the donor wishes.

Types of Endowed Funds

· Endowed Lecture Series
· Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship
· Other Endowed Funds

· Endowed Lecture Series
An Endowed Lecture Series allows faculty, staff and students to interact with distinguished leaders who are influencing disciplines, society, the nation, or the world. Income from the fund is used to provide the resources to cover the expenses of bringing such speakers to campus. A minimum gift of $100,000 is necessary to establish an Endowed Lecture Series.
· Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship
An endowment of this kind is needed to continue to attract the finest undergraduate students. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and/or financial merit. Income from the fund will be applied toward the selected student's tuition. A minimum gift of $25,000 is needed to set up an Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship.
· Other Endowed Funds
An unlimited variety of other Endowed Funds may be established to support a wide range of donor interests. Gifts of this nature can contribute greatly to the future of Student Affairs in many diverse ways. Minimum gifts of $10,000 are needed to establish these types of Endowed Funds.