Gifts to the Rensselaer endowment secure the university’s future in the long term and in the more immediate future, speed us toward full implementation of The Rensselaer Plan. Growing the endowment, through new gifts as well as investment return, is an essential component of the plan.

An unrestricted gift to endowment is perhaps the strongest vote of confidence a donor can make in an institution. Such gifts provide a steady and flexible source of income that can meet the most pressing needs of the university at any given time — whether to increase student scholarship aid, undertake new research, hire faculty, upgrade facilities, or respond to emerging societal needs.

Rensselaer offers myriad opportunities to name facilities, laboratories, centers, residence halls, departments, or schools in recognition of the extraordinary and crucial support your philanthropy provides.

Give now online and designate your gift to "unrestricted endowment" or contact us to make your gift.