• The annual fund supports annual student financial aid, general programs, faculty and staff salaries, building and grounds maintenance, and related annual expenditures.
• Endowed funds are invested with a portion of the earnings used annually in support of the university.  An increased endowment gives greater financial stability to Saint Mary.
• Endowed named scholarships provide donors with an opportunity to establish a scholarship in a loved one's name.  These are endowed with gifts of $10,000 or more, with the money placed in the endowment and the earnings used to fund an annual scholarship for a specific student.
• Memorials are opportunities to give a gift in memory of, or as a tribute to (e.g. birthdays, anniversaries) a loved one.
• The Saint Mary Legacy Society asks alumni and other friends to consider including a deferred gift to University of Saint Mary in their estate plan.  Generally this involves including a bequest to Saint Mary in a will or trust.  Other possibilities for deferred gifts include life insurance, gift annuities, and various trusts.
• A capital campaign is designed to significantly upgrade facilities and programs including major renovations and new buildings.

Seasonal Appeals

• Alumni phonathon generates funds to meet the annual fund goal.  The success of this appeal is critical to the annual budget.
• Scholarship Friends is designed to help meet the need for annual and endowed scholarship funds.  An advisory board of alumni and friends oversees this appeal.
• Various special fundraising events supplement the appeal for annual funds and scholarships, including our annual gala, SpireFest.

For more information about the distinct benefits of any of these giving options contact:

Molly Sirridge,
Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving
913-758-6137

or email:
sirridgem@stmary.edu

or write:
c/o University of Saint Mary
Institutional Advancement Office
4100 South Fourth Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048