Annual Giving
Yearly gifts provide consistent funding for programs, projects, scholarships, and more. We are grateful that the Baylor Family walks alongside us to enhance our transformational Christian education we provide.
The Baylor Family’s Generosity Powers Our Mission
With deep gratitude, we celebrate the progress the Baylor Family has already made possible this academic year. And with anticipation, we look toward what’s next—new chances to lead with vision, spark innovation, and transform lives through faith-filled learning and discovery. View recent milestones highlighted in the Midyear Impact Report.
Your Gift Meets Needs & Makes a Difference
There are a variety of ways you can impact students through giving:
- Make a gift directly to an area of your choice.
- Attend an event where a portion of your registration goes back to the university.
- Order a Baylor ornament, a Baylor Family T-Shirt, etc.
- Lessen student financial burden
- Reward merit/need & attract talent
- Shepherd student success
- Broaden the Baylor experience
- Provide for emerging needs
- Enhance programs
- Enable student participation
- Empower operational excellence
- Support faculty and staff
- Advance long-term objectives
- Invest in program growth
- Create research opportunities
- Elevate Student Life
- Incentivize additional investment
- Provides student-athlete scholarships
- Equips 500+ Bears for elite competition
- Supports19 intercollegiate sports
- Prepares Champions for Life
- Elevates the University's national profile
- Enriches student experience
- Advances student health and wellness initiatives
- Supports missions participation
- Provides emergency assistance
- Supplements unit resources
- Baylor Faculty/Staff extend their impact through giving
- Connect passions to philanthropy
- Immediate and significant positive influence for campus
- Fight food insecurity
- Lessen financial burden of students
Annual gifts provide a steady stream of support for the university that allow us to address immediate needs and uphold our standard of excellence in and out of the classroom.
Every gift, from $5 and up, combines with others to make a collective impact. Throughout the history of our university, the shared support of our Baylor Family has allowed us to fulfill our mission.
Excellence Funds are flexible and provide for emerging priorities across campus while Endowed Funds provide long-term support. Scholarships directly benefit students and allow them to pursue their Baylor education with less of a financial burden.
Yes, we provide consistent updates across various channels throughout the year to show donors how dollars are being used to make a difference. Who knows, you may even get a special message from Indy and Belle or President Livingstone!
Receipts are provided to donors who give $250+. Yearly Statements of Contributions are provided to every donor, regardless of size. Additional communications acknowledge gifts of varying amounts.