Scholarships & Memorials

Your charitable gifts to Davenport University allow us to keep our focus on the programs, resources, technology and opportunities that help our students reach for their dreams. Any gift, large or small, makes a difference.

See the list of Named Scholarships

Endowed Scholarships
Contributions to an endowment are never spent, so Endowed Scholarships remain in perpetuity. The dollars are invested and only a percentage of the income is used for student financial aid, preserving the fund for both current and future spending needs.

Endowed Scholarships at Davenport require a minimum commitment of $25,000, which can be made in a single contribution or a donation over several years. Donors are encouraged to add to their scholarship(s) even after the minimum has been reached. By increasing the balance, more and larger awards can be made available to students.

Although all endowed assets are pooled into one investment, each scholarship maintains its own fund balance. Donors are notified annually of their scholarship balance, student recipients and budgeted allocation.

Endowed Memorial Scholarship
An Endowed Memorial Scholarship can be established in another person’s name. Establishing a Memorial Scholarship is a fitting way to honor someone close to you or who had a passion for Davenport University. When established within the Endowed Scholarship requirements (above) such a fund exists in perpetuity, helping students for years to come while keeping alive an enduring memory of the person for whom the fund was named.

Making a Gift in Memory of Someone

The Davenport University Foundation also accepts one-time gifts to honor or memorialize a loved one. Donations can be directed to an already established named fund, The Davenport University Memorial Scholarship Fund or the General Fund. When the donation is received, the family of the memorialized person will be notified of your gift, but not the amount, and you will receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.

If you wish to name Davenport University Foundation as the recipient of donations in honor of someone please contact us to ensure you are notified of any gift received in honor of your loved one. Gifts should be directed to:

Davenport University Foundation
6191 Kraft Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

For Questions on Endowed Funds or Memorial Gifts Please Contact
Barbara A. Mieras, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Major Gifts
616.233.3413
866.248.0012
Fax: 616.233.3462