Support W&L
For more than 270 years, and over the past year, especially, the Washington and Lee community has proven resilient. Combined with a curriculum capable of meeting the challenges of the modern world and the resources, leadership, and foresight to see us through troubled times, W&L remains the best value in liberal arts education. Our alumni and parents can attest to the strength of preparation for service, citizenship, and personal success. Our prospective students and their families have selected W&L at an all-time high rate, enrolling as the most diverse and talented first-year class in our history. A W&L education is for life, and we have our loyal supporters to thank for ensuring our success today and for future generations.
New for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, W&L's annual giving program is expanding to allow for directed gifts to key areas of university operations. Directed giving recognizes the personal nature of philanthropy. Every W&L alumnus/a owes a part of their success to their unique experience at this distinctive university. Every parent and friend knows how time in Lexington helped shape the paths of members of their extended family. Now you can give directly to those areas of the university of greatest personal significance. Gifts directed to financial aid, academics, the arts, athletics, diversity and inclusion, and student opportunities allow us to provide unparalleled education and experiences, year after year. Gifts made without direction will continue to support the university's remaining areas of greatest need.
Make Your Annual Gift Today
Although we are not physically in the office we are still answering the Annual Fund line at 540-458-8420.
Funding Priorities
Teaching and Learning
Washington and Lee's Harte Center for Teaching and Learning 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, the Harte Center 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.
