Impact of Giving
No matter your passion, your financial support provides exceptional opportunities students expect and deserve, on- and off-campus.
Lenoir-Rhyne students become leaders who contribute to, and improve forever, their communities and the world. That's the immediate, lasting impact you have when you choose to make a gift to LR. Every gift, no matter the size, goes to work for students as they chart their paths into the future.
With your help, students are able to receive a well-rounded LR education with opportunities that extend well beyond the classroom.
It was LR that took a risk and gave me the chance I needed. And it was alumni before me that donated the funds to provide a way when everything was stacked against me.
Donor Support Provides Transformative Experiences
With the extraordinary generosity of our alumni, parents and friends, we raised more than $9.05 million in total commitments for the fiscal year 2019-2020 that ended on May 31, 2020.
With this, we celebrate many achievements, but would like to highlight a few, including:
- Paying it Forward - More than $7.3 million cash in hand and $9.05 million in total commitments raised for the university with more than 10 percent of alumni making a gift.
- Scholarship Support - More than $1 million raised for scholarship support. Bears Have Heart Giving Day - More than 610 people made gifts raising over $260,000 during the 24-hour challenge.
- LTSS New Life Fund - The seminary’s annual fund surpassed its goal by raising more than $350,000. This is the first time since 2012 that this has been achieved.
- The Opening Doors: Answering the Spirit’s Call campaign and the Good Shepherd Fund - These two funds assisted seminarians in the reduction of tuition, room, board and books, and had a combined total of more than $2.9 million.
- A Legacy of Giving - 19 families have given 37 or more consecutive years to Lenoir-Rhyne University.