Endowments and Naming Opportunities
Glossary
Your gift to Clarkson is a statement of your philanthropic priorities, and “naming” your gift may be an appropriate way to recognize those priorities and encourage others to consider similar gifts. For example, you may wish to recognize or encourage achievement (the Jones Department Scholar Scholarship), or describe a philanthropic goal (the Smith Library Acquisition Fund), or celebrate a family legacy (the Jones Family Scholarship), or memorialize yourself, a parent, a teacher or other loved one. In all cases, your generosity advances Clarkson’s mission of preparing young adults to become leaders in society.
Individuals who fund endowments are eligible for membership in the Annie Clarkson Society. Contact the Society for further information.
Gifts for endowments and naming opportunities may count in the Evolution to Excellence fundraising campaign, in your next anniversary reunion, and towards Roundtable annual recognition. Contact the Annie Clarkson Society for help related to your unique circumstances.
Your employer may match your endowment or naming gift. Visit our Matching Gift page to find out if your employer will match your gift, and how to initiate the process.
Named Endowments
Clarkson named endowments are permanent funds that generate annual income. Earnings above the expendable amount are reinvested into the endowment principal. Endowments may be created with a single gift, a pledge of a gift over a certain number of years, and/or through an estate plan. Click to learn more about endowments. Endowments may be created for almost any purpose. Examples of endowed funds include:
| Type | Minimum Funding Level |
Annual Expendable Income at 4.5% |
| Endowed School or Department | Dependent on size of school/department | |
| Endowed Research Center | $2,000,000 | $90,000 |
| Endowed Chair | 2,000,000 | 90,000 |
| Endowed Professorship | 1,000,000 | 45,000 |
| Endowed Staff Position | 750,000 | 33,750 |
| Endowed Associate Hockey Coach | 750,000 | 33,750 |
| Endowed Visiting Professor | 500,000 | 22,500 |
| Endowed Asst. Hockey Coach | 500,000 | 22,500 |
| Endowed Asst. Hockey Captain Scholarship | 250,000 | 11,250 |
| Endowed Graduate Fellowship | 100,000 | 4,500 |
| Endowed Faculty Development Fund | 100,000 | 4,500 |
| Endowed Presidential Scholarship | 100,000 | 4,500 |
| Endowed Hockey Player Scholarship | 100,000 | 4,500 |
| Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship | 25,000 | 1,125 |
| Endowed Funds for Donor-restricted Purposes | 25,000 | 1,125 |
Sponsored/Term Funds
Sponsored or term funds exist for a defined period of time (a minimum of four years). During that time, the principal and its earnings are expended for the specified purpose so that, at the end of the term, no funds remain. Examples of sponsored/term funds include:
| Type | Minimum Funding Level |
| Sponsored/term Professorship | $500,000 |
| Share Clarkson Scholarship | 10,000 |
Naming Physical Spaces
Naming a space on campus is an especially effective way to memorialize a loved one and encourage others to make similar gifts. It may also allow you to support important priorities as the campus evolves to meet the needs of the academic program. You may fund renovations for a classroom or an academic laboratory, remodel an atrium, add a specialized wing to a building; even build an entire facility. Endowments may be created to maintain facilities as well. Examples where current support is needed include:
| Space | Funding Level |
| New Student Center | $10,000,000 |
| Campus Loop Road | 4,000,000 |
| Cheel Green Space | 4,000,000 |
| Soccer Amphitheater | 4,000,000 |
| Academic Quad between Snell & Student Center | 3,000,000 |
| Physical Plant Facility | 2,500,000 |
| Main Entrance Streets on Campus | 2,000,000 |
| Snell Hall Lecture Room | 1,000,000 |
| Soccer Practice Field | 1,000,000 |
| Softball Field | 1,000,000 |
| The Lawn (corner of Route 11 & Clarkson Ave.) | 1,000,000 |
| Boathouse | 500,000 |
| "Pit" Path | 500,000 |
| Woodstock Athletic Fields (4) | 500,000 |
| Snell Field Stadium Lights | 300,000 |
| Trail System behind Brown Adirondack Lodge | 250,000 |
| Snell Field Grandstand | 200,000 |
| Women's Hockey Locker Room | 150,000 |
| Snell Field Press Box/Media Center | 100,000 |
| Snell Field Scoreboard | 60,000 |
| Riverfront Pathways (each) | 50-100,000 |
| Snell Field Entranceway | 50,000 |
| Women's Hockey Coach's Office | 40,000 |
| Alumni Gym Conference Room | 30,000 |
| Snell Field Clubhouse | 30,000 |
| Snell Field Concession Stand | 30,000 |
| Alumni Gym Men & Women's Basketball Team Rooms | 25,000 |
| Alumni Gym Women's Volleyball Team Room | 25,000 |
| Snell Field Dugout (2) | 25,000 |
| Tennis Courts (each) | 25,000 |
| Alumni Gym Coach's Offices (8) | 15,000 |
| Snell Field Outfield Fence | 15,000 |
| Snell Field Batting Cage | 10,000 |
| Snell Field Bullpen | 10,000 |
| Snell Field Foul Poles | 5,000 |
Additional Naming/Memorial Ideas
| Item | Funding Level |
| Outdoor bench with plaque | $5,000 |
| Tree on campus | 2,500 |
| Seat in Cheel Arena | 2,500 |
| Seat in Phillips Stadium | 1,000 |
Contact the Annie Clarkson Society for further information on naming opportunities at Clarkson.
(rev. 5/2013)
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