Support W&L
Everyday Impact
Gifts to the Annual Fund support every facet of W&L. Yearly donations provide as much as 8 percent of the university's operating budget and are the critical difference in W&L's ability to fulfill its educational mission by providing unrestricted dollars that support academic departments, faculty and student research and financial aid.
W&L appreciates your gift whenever it is received. But making a habit of giving early is beneficial to both you and W&L. The Early Impact Challenge, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, helps in many ways:
- It sends a strong message of support to classmates who may be on the fence about a gift. When they see your name and strong early participation numbers, they'll know that their support matters.
- It reduces the expenses that go into fundraising, making your gift even more impactful.
- You'll receive less mail from us, which is better for the environment, and we'll have more money to spend on the student experience.
- It's easier to remember, as it aligns with the end of the tax year, when many are considering charitable contributions.
- It helps your class agent. Our class agents are generous with their time, and giving early lets them know that they can count on your support, freeing them up to focus on participation from your classmates.
- It ensures that we can thank you early and often — in our Honor Roll of Donors and through donor recognition events.
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Funding Priorities
Teaching and Learning
Washington and Lee's Center for Academic Resources and Pedagogical Excellence (CARPE) will be a space that builds upon W&L's signature strengths of outstanding teaching and academic performance. Located in Leyburn Library on the first two levels, CARPE will offer W&L professors the training and resources that will help them to be the best possible teachers, and provide students access to experts and resources that will enhance their writing, oral communication, research, and quantitative skills and improve executive function.
Inclusion and Engagement
Washington and Lee's mission includes preparing graduates for engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society. To accomplish this objective, students need the ability to interact with highly talented peers, faculty and staff who represent a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. Gifts in support of the Office of Inclusion and Engagement will help fund programming, future staffing and resources such as the food pantry, textbook lending library and professional wardrobe closet.
Scholarships
Raising an additional $135 million in scholarship support would place W&L among a select group of prominent schools free to admit any student, without consideration of their financial situation. In turn, W&L would be poised to attract gifted students from all backgrounds who contribute significantly to the rigorous academic environment for which the university is known.
Endowment
Earnings from endowments provide the great majority of the philanthropic support sustaining W&L each year. When you give a gift to establish or build an endowment, your gift: 1) Provides annual revenues that support the chosen purpose of your endowed fund; 2) Helps W&L keep tuition increases to a minimum; 3) Contributes to the financial strength that allows W&L to remain true to its mission.
Find Your Gift Officer
Our leadership giving team is happy to work with you to ensure your gift makes a big impact.
