Giving Opportunities
Greatest Need – A gift to the Kettering Gift Fund allows the University to use the money right now for the everyday needs of the institution. Whether it is to give merit scholarships to incoming freshman, buy beakers for the chemistry lab, or fund a new initiative by faculty, these crucial dollars are put to work immediately to educate students with our unique co-op program of real world learning. Contact Michele Loper at 810-762-7434 with questions or to make a gift by phone.
Kettering University Endowment Fund – A university’s endowment ensures the future. It allows the school to know it will be able to fulfill its mission—to prepare future leaders for a global workplace—for generations to come. Currently Kettering’s total endowment is over $61 million. Your gift to the General Endowment Fund helps this endowment grow and continue forever. Contact Bonnie McArthur at 810-762-9519 with questions or to make a gift by phone.
Scholarships – Kettering has a General Scholarship Endowment which assures there will be scholarship money for future generations. Kettering is honored to also have many named annual and endowed scholarships set-up by organizations or individuals with specific donations. While the scholarship is administered by the Kettering Financial Aid office, the donors help to build the criteria for awarding the scholarship. Annual scholarships are awarded to students the year the gift is received. Endowed scholarships (minimum $25,000) are invested the first year and then pay a portion to students each year based on the earnings. In this way, endowed scholarships continue in perpetuity. Contact Jack Stock at 810-762-7873, Sue Weiss at 810-762-9768, or Bonnie McArthur at 810-762-9519 for more information, or for help in setting up your named scholarship.
Fellowships – Fellowships are endowments (minimum $25,000) that can benefit either students or faculty. The donors decide what the recipient receives and help to build the criteria for who receives the fellowship. Registration fees and travel expenses to attend trainings, awards to purchase specific research equipment, and congratulatory stipends are some of awards. The Student Leaders Fellowship is one of the many fellowships on campus. Contact Jack Stock at 810-762-7873 for help in setting up your named fellowship.
Endowed Chairs – An Endowed Chair pays the salary and benefits for a chosen faculty member. This naming opportunity allows the donor to choose the department and some of the criteria used to select the faculty member. Always a great privilege to be chosen, an endowed chair allows Kettering to honor valued professors for their work in and out of the classroom. Contact Dennis Washington at 810-762-9863 for more information, or for help in setting up your named endowed chair.
Planned Giving / Estate Gifts - A planned gift looks to the future as part of your estate wishes. Spending time deciding the best way to make a gift can help assure maximum benefits and be mutually advantageous to you and to Kettering University. To learn of the many options, visit our planned giving website. Contact Sue Weiss at 810-762-9768 for confidential help in setting up your estate gift.
Facilities, Laboratories, and Departments – Kettering’s many donors give specific gifts to facilities, laboratories, or to special academic or operational departments. Named labs are seen in both the Academic Building and the Mott Engineering Building. (Visit the individual Academic Program majors for specifics.) Donations of cash and equipment are accepted. Contact Bonnie McArthur at 810-762-9519 with questions about cash gifts. Contact Peggy Simpson at 810-762-9527 to discuss how your equipment donation might be used in a lab on campus.
Programs – Giving pre-college students experiences in science, math, engineering, and business is good for everyone. Programs such as Academically Interested Minorities (AIM), Lives Improved Through Engineering (LITE), Kamp Kettering, and FIRST Robotics, help Kettering University interest talented middle and high school students in our university. Programs such as these would be impossible without the contributions of our many donors. Contact the specific program department for ways you can help.
Company Matching Gifts - Many businesses and corporations match personal gifts to Kettering made by their employees, retirees, directors, and their family members. Visit our online search engine to see if your employer participates then contact your Human Resources Office for more information and to receive the form. Return the matching gift form with your gift and Kettering will do the rest. If you made a donation earlier this year, you can still return the matching gift form and the University will be able to receive the matching gift.
Campaign for Excellence – Naming opportunities are available at many levels through the comprehensive campaign. Contact Dennis Washington at 810-762-9863 to discuss how you might be involved.