Endowment

Endowment gifts provide for our long-term financial health and support improvements and repairs to our facilities. Endowment gifts enhance our campus’ technology equipment and programs, offer professional development opportunities for faculty, strengthen financial aid support, and underwrite athletic, academic and extracurricular programs.

Excellent scholarships and programs require substantial, consistent and permanent funding. An endowment is the financial bedrock that provides both stability and flexibility for that funding.

Donors choose to establish or contribute to an endowed fund, creating a lasting legacy. The income from the endowment provides ongoing support to the donor’s chosen priority.

For more information or to learn how you can make a gift to the Endowment, please contact Debra Coleman Hyde, director of institutional advancement, via e-mail or by phone at 860-727-5011.

Named Endowed Fund Types and Minimums

Categories Minimum Description

Faculty Enrichment Fellowship	$50,000	Funds to be used for faculty travel, projects or research
KO Fund	$50,000	Funds to be used for general annual (annual support in perpetuity) support and will likely serve as the donor’s annual gift indefinitely
Partial Scholarship	$50,000	Funds will cover partial tuition for a student
Student Grant Award	$50,000	Funds to be used for travel or programmatic opportunities for students
Program Enhancement	$100,000	Funds to be used to expand an existing program
Major Scholarship	$325,000	Funds will cover 50% of tuition for a deserving student
Head’s Discretionary Fund	$500,000	Funds to be used for head’s travel, projects or research
Full Scholarship	$650,000	Funds will cover 100% tuition for a deserving student
Endowed Faculty Chair	$1,500,000	Funds to be used for faculty salary and research and educational opportunities

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