Well past the halfway mark to the $75 million goal, we still need your support to reach this ambitious target. The incredible progress and future aspirations of Bellarmine University are built upon a strong foundation of support. As we celebrate 75 years of transformative impact, the message is clear: the future is bright, and it’s a future we build together.
This anniversary is a moment to honor the past, celebrate the present, and boldly shape the future. Your passion, your commitment, and your generosity will propel Bellarmine to even greater heights, ensuring that for the next 75 years and beyond, the Knights will continue to lead with purpose, preparation, and confidence, making a profound difference in the world.
Every member of the Bellarmine community can honor our past and shape our future by making a gift of any size to support Student Success, Catholic Identity and Mission, Workforce Impact, and Athletics Excellence. With your gift, we ask you to consider two key ways to make an impact: strengthening the endowment and providing current-use gifts.
Endowment
Think of the endowment as the university’s long-term savings account. Gifts to the endowment are invested, and a portion of the investment returns is used each year to support various needs, such as scholarships, faculty chairs, and facility maintenance, as designated by the donor. A strong endowment provides financial stability, ensuring the university can reliably plan for the future, even in the face of unforeseeable economic challenges. The university’s endowment—and your gifts supporting it—create a legacy for generations of students.
Current-Use Gifts
Gifts for current use, on the other hand, provide immediate support for the university’s most pressing needs. These donations can be directed to specific programs, student support services, or capital projects that require immediate funding, and they are essential for covering daily operations, special projects, and unexpected opportunities, as well as responding to unanticipated challenges and needs.
Both types of gifts are vital to our success. Your support, in any form, helps us fulfill our mission to educate students—mind, body, and spirit—for meaningful lives, rewarding careers, ethical leadership, and service to improve the human condition; and lights our path to our vision to become the leading Catholic university in the south by embracing innovation and creativity, forging new and mutually beneficial partnerships, intentionally diversifying curricula and community, and providing a distinctive and transformative student experience.
Types of Gifts
Annual Gifts
Consistent, recurring gifts to an area or purpose of your choice provide current-use funds to support immediate needs.
One-Time Gifts
Single gifts can be of any size and directed to any area or purpose, or be unrestricted and can be for current-use, or, at a certain level, support the endowment.
Planned Gifts
Gifts through the estate planning process typically fund the endowment, ensuring your legacy lives on at Bellarmine.
Learn more about the Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future campaign and make your gift now at
www.bellarmine.edu/75.