Cooper Medical School of Rowan Univerisity
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Endowment Opportunities

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES AMOUNT
Endowment
Deanship$5.0 M
Chair$3.0 M
Professorship$2.0 M
Early Career Professorship$1.0 M
Research Program$1.0 M
Collegiate Professorship$500,000
Term-of-Years Professorship$500,000
Visiting Lectureship$100,000
Research Funds$100,000

Endowments are particularly significant gifts because they provide a dependable, perpetual source of funding. Whether established to create a lasting personal legacy or to memorialize or honor an individual, endowments offer a meaningful way to benefit future generations.

Endowments may be established to support such endeavors as endowed chairs and professorships, fellowships, student scholarships, equipment and library needs. These funds enable CMSRU to support areas of greatest need and seize timely opportunities.

Endowed funds differ from other funds in that the total amount of the gift is invested. Each year, only a portion of the invested income earned is spent, while the remainder adds to the growth of the principal. Because endowed funds are established in perpetuity, donors who establish endowments at CMSRU create a permanent legacy of support for the Medical School.

Endowed funds can be established over a period of up to five years through donations of cash or other property such as appreciated securities or real estate. They may be established through outright gifts or through a deferred gift plan such as a bequest, a retirement plan designation or a charitable remainder trust. After creating a fund, donors may choose to augment their original gift with annual contributions and/or include a bequest to the fund in their estate plans.

Once you decide to create an endowment, a development professional will work closely with you to help define the features of your endowment to meet both your wishes and the needs of CMSRU.