Endowments
Endowments are an effective way to establish a lasting legacy to benefit Auburn beyond your lifetime. Because they are invested and only the generated interest income is used to support Auburn, endowments grow and provide funding for their designated purpose in perpetuity.
Endowments are vitally important to Auburn University because they provide permanent, self-sustaining sources of funding that create stability, flexibility, and opportunity for years to come.
Endowments are created with a minimum philanthropic investment of $25,000 - either as an outright gift paid over time or through a bequest from your estate. Once established, an endowment is held permanently and is managed and invested by the Auburn University Foundation. Its principal continues to grow and produce income in perpetuity for a designated purpose.
Professionals from Auburn's Office of Development will work with you to establish guidelines and qualification requirements for your endowment, as well as the types of initiatives to which the funds can be applied. In addition, this funding provides the opportunity for an endowment to bear your name or to honor or memorialize someone of your choosing.
To learn more about establishing an endowment at Auburn University, call (334) 844-2100 or email endowments@auburn.edu.