Move URI forward with a gift in any amount, to any area that matters to you.
There are many ways to be part of the campaign. You can follow URI news, attend events, and offer your time and expertise. You can also move the University forward with a gift—in any amount, to any area that matters to you. Every gift counts.
Just explore the campaign area, college, or program that interests you to find out how you can be a part of it. Below are general types of gifts to help you explore your options.
You can give at any time to any area of URI for near-term use. These gifts are vital in helping students and faculty take advantage of new opportunities and adapting to changes throughout the academic year.
In addition to RhodyNow:Immediate Use, you can direct gifts to areas that match your interests and go to work right away, including:
An endowed gift allows you to support the purpose of your choice, forever. Your gift creates a fund to be invested with the URI endowment. As the investment grows so does the benefit to your designated purpose.
You can choose to name the fund for your family, yourself, or someone at URI who made a difference for you. You may also give to an existing endowed fund.
The URI endowment is a sign of the URI’s strength. It is key to the University’s future as a world-renowned teaching and research institution. The endowment maintains a diverse portfolio with investment returns that support long-term priorities.
Endowed gifts provide a dependable, permanent source of funding for scholarships, professorships, and facilities that make a difference year after year. These gifts have the added benefit of making URI more competitive in attracting outstanding students and faculty.
When you’re ready to discuss your endowed gift, contact us.
A planned gift can provide for the future of the University of Rhode Island while helping you achieve your financial goals. There are a variety of options offering numerous benefits, such as a dependable income stream for you and your family, as well as current and future tax savings.
Some of the most popular options include:
Explore all of the possibilities here.
With your planned gift, you will become a member of the Oliver Watson Society. Your commitment today can ensure the excellence of a URI education for generations to come.
Support from corporations and foundations takes many forms, including gifts for endowment, faculty, facilities, scholarships and fellowships, research, public outreach, internships, sponsorships, technology transfer, diversity programming, and access to education for underserved audiences.
Through the Business Engagement Center, your corporation can connect with the vast resources of the University. You can sponsor research, conduct technology or intellectual property transfer, seek information about licensing, receive workforce training, connect with students for internships, and more.
By working to match your organization’s interests with the needs of the University we can pursue mutual goals and make a tremendous difference for URI and the broader community.
When your organization is ready to make a difference, contact us.
Your employer, and your partner’s employer, may match charitable contributions. Find out if your employer participates.