Make an annual gift
Last year, thousands of alumni and friends contributed more than $16 million in gifts to the University. These annual gifts from alumni and friends extend far beyond the current campaign and have enormous impact on the well-being of the University. Annual gifts fortify those programs of central importance to the University’s fundamental mission of teaching and learning, including undergraduate financial aid, graduate scholarships and fellowships, faculty support, student internships, and study abroad programs. In this way, annual gifts help to supplement the University’s endowment and allow the University to stay competitive with peer institutions. By making an annual gift, you provide the University with the greatest flexibility in support of the academic mission and strengthen your voice within the University of Chicago community.
The Chicago Society recognizes the generous men and women who, each year, support the University of Chicago with leadership gifts of $2,500 or more.
- To make a gift online, please visit our online giving page.
- To learn more about the impact your annual gifts have on the University's learning community, please view some of our Voices of Chicago video clips.
- To find out how you can increase the value of your annual gift through your employer’s matching gift program, read more about the matching gift program.
Online Gifts
The University encourages alumni and friends to give on a monthly basis through recurring credit card or debit card charges, or through monthly deductions from a checking or savings account. These recurring charges can be used to make outright gifts, annual gifts, or pledge payments.
Gifts of Securities
The University welcomes gifts of both marketable securities and closely held securities.
Matching Gifts
Increase the value of your annual gift through your employer’s matching gift program.
