Make a Gift Why Giving Matters UofL Giving Societies Contact Us   1 2 3 4 Browse All Freedom to Create Fiction writer Heather Slomski was working two jobs and writing on the side. The Axton Fellowship has allowed her to concentrate on her craft. Read more link Singing Their Praises UofL's Cardinal Singers are international award winners. How did they get there? Hard work, strong choral direction*and the generosity of a music lover. Read more link Hope for Autism Meeting eye contact, making friends and giving her mom a hug are difficult for Sarah. But UofL's autism programs give children like Sarah hope. Read more link Conquering Parkinson's Five years ago Joann Clark was told she had Parkinson's. The prognosis was grim. But UofL's Movement Disorders Program gave her a new lease on life. Read more
Your Gifts At Work Cardinal Covenant Pamela Arnold sees college as a ticket to a better life. The chemical engineering major was thrilled to learn she qualified as a Cardinal Covenant student. The program provides full scholarships to Kentucky's most economically disadvantaged students. More Finding Answers to Cancer We all want to live in a world where cancer doesn’t exist. Every day, the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at UofL is getting closer to that goal. You can help by joining the Finding Answers to Cancer campaign. More Bucks for Brains How can you fast-track research? By matching private donations with state funds. That’s the beauty of Kentucky's "Bucks for Brains" program. Since its inception, UofL has matched all $115 million allocated, resulting in an economic impact of more than $316 million. More Around the Web UofL Alumni Association Athletics Visiting Campus	Tools & Tips Annual Planned Endowment What is an annual gift? Annual gifts are just that: gifts that are made annually by UofL alumni and friends. These gifts are the backbone of giving at UofL. They provide funds for priorities that can’t be funded any other way—priorities like scholarships and awards, incentives to attract star faculty, speaker series, building and laboratory upgrades and research. More What is a planned gift? Planned gifts include gifts of stock, property, naming UofL as the beneficiary of an insurance policy or including UofL in your will. Planned gifts provide donors with excellent benefits, such as life income, future continued use of gift property, an avoidance of capital gains tax, an immediate income tax deduction and estate tax savings. More What is an endowed gift? An endowed gift has a long-term impact because the principal remains intact to earn investment income in perpetuity. As the endowment grows, only a portion of the total investment return is used each year. This ensures endowed gifts will continue to benefit future generations. Endowed gifts may be established with gifts of $10,000 or more. More	Donor Spotlight Crawford Brothers After an accident left Todd Crawford paralyzed, he and his two brothers decided to raise money for spinal cord research. Read more News Largest Gift in UofL History: $20 million to benefit research at Brown Cancer Center Music Fan Donates Steinway Piano 59 Students Receive Alumni Assoc. Scholarships Mazzoli Donates Political Papers: Fund-raising under way for archives collection More news