The importance of creating a robust pipeline of funding for Elon’s long-term future inspired members of the Elon community to make $46 million in estate and other planned gifts during the campaign.
Many donors made their Elon LEADS Campaign gifts as part of A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the campaign that encouraged alumni, parents and friends to establish a legacy at Elon by making a gift to the university in their estate plans to sustain Elon’s nationally recognized brand of high impact, engaged teaching and learning. Deferred gifts enable donors to make a significant impact on Elon’s future by providing funding for student scholarships and other university priorities.
“A Will to Lead was one of the many success stories of the Elon LEADS Campaign,” says James B. Piatt Jr., Elon’s vice president for university advancement. “It was gratifying to see members of the Elon community rally around this key initiative because they understand the role that estate gifts play in building a bright future for all students.”
Recent gifts
Ed & Jill Moriarty P’15 P’18 endow Odyssey Program Sscholarship
Estate gift by former professor Jim Elder ’60 grows endowed lectureship
Burney & Dina Jennings ’87 P’18 support scholarships with estate gift
Estate gift from the Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown ’59 funds global study scholarship
Christian Wiggins ’03 makes second estate gift to secure Elon’s future
Wally ’64 & Rae Sawyer provide scholarships for Elon students
Whitt family endows scholarship for student-athletes
Rich ’97 & Jenn ’99 Nowalk to ‘empower the next generation’