Donor Recognition

Recognizing our donors is one way to give thanks for their generous support. Your collective gifts have empowered and enriched the mind and spirit of students and faculty. In addition to that, your gifts help campus ministry to flourish, and the Gospel to be proclaimed through the lives and work of Concordia University graduates.

Concordia University recognizes annual gifts from individuals, churches and church organizations, corporations, foundations, and estates within the following Circles:

President's Circle

1864 Circle

The Addison Society

Concordia University welcomes individuals and families to the Addison Society, who have included a gift of $1,000 or more to the university in their will or through another planned gift arrangement.

Named Scholarship Endowment

A named scholarship endowment is established with a gift of $30,000 or more.

St. Philip's Trust

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod For the Sake of the Church Campaign honors individuals and families through the St. Philip's Trust, who have made a gift of at least $30,000 to a new or currently existing endowment at Concordia University, or have made a pledge in that amount.

Special Named Gift Opportunities

Significant gifts to Concordia University greatly advance the mission of the university. These gifts can be used to increase one's visibility within the Concordia University community, commemorate a loved one, or encourage major giving in others. Named gifts are as follows:

$15 to $25 million
Performing Arts Center
Wellness Center

$5 million
College of Education
College of Arts and Sciences
University College of Graduate Students

$2 million
Early Childhood Education Center
Endowed Newly Established) Faculty Chair
Athletic Stadium

$1.5 million
Endowed (Existing) Faculty Chair

$1 million
College of Education Resource
Christopher Center Lecture Hall
Christopher Center Lobby
Campus "Mall" Courtyard
Koehneke Community Center Dining Hall
Endowed Professorship

$500,000
Student Union
Football Field
Track
Parent Cam
Observation Cam

$250,000
Playground (Christopher Center) *
College of Education Office Suite *
College of Education Clinic Suite *
Infant Care Center
Toddler Suite
PreSchool Suite
Presidential Office Suite
Oak Park - River Forest Room (KCC)

$150,000
Library Foyer Lounge
Library Upper-Level Foyer Lounge *
Distance Learning Classroom

$100,000
College of Education Classroom
Project Studio-Christopher Center
Administrative Suite-Christopher Center

$75,000
Production Center-Christopher Center
Small Conference Room- Christopher Center
Science Laboratory
Student Personal Computer Laboratory

$50,000
Faculty Office-Christopher Center
 

* Indicates already named

For more information about the donor recognition or named gift opportunities, please contact:

Contact Information:

Tom Foote, Associate Vice President for Major Gifts
Phone: 708-209-3142
Email: tom.foote@cuchicago.edu