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BW Endowment: Gifts that Help Forever
”One of the best ways for donors to make a lasting impact at Baldwin Wallace University is through the establishment of a named, endowed fund.”
— President Robert Helmer
The BW Endowment links past, current and future generations. Our endowment is composed of individual funds established through charitable gifts held in perpetuity and invested in a manner that protects the principal. The investment income provides a stable funding source for scholarships, professorships, program funds, research funds and other special purpose funds.
Gifts to the endowment provide financial stability, encourage innovation and allow for flexibility to help BW move forward in important ways. Since endowment gifts continue to give over time, they ensure the long-term well-being of the University. In other words, your gifts will help enable generations of students to benefit from a higher quality of education, now and in the future.
Endowed Scholarships
Baldwin Wallace has a long history of endowed scholarship support from alumni, faculty, trustees and friends. More than 380 named scholarships provide in excess of $3.1 million each year, helping students attend, persist and graduate from BW. The minimum amount needed to establish an endowed scholarship is $50,000 which can be funded with a single gift or built over time.
- Consider Your Impact
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We ask donors to consider the impact they hope to make through their named fund. The answer often guides their philanthropic investment in BW. The chart below provides information about the expected annual distribution available for scholarship awards, based on endowment size:
Annual amount available for scholarship awards
Endowment value
$100,000
$2,000,000
$50,000
$1,000,000
$25,000
$500,000
$12,500
$250,000
$5,000
$100,000
$2,500
$50,000
Donors may choose to make an undesignated gift to the endowment, contribute to an existing endowed fund or direct their philanthropy in a personally meaningful way to support a variety of initiatives, including:
- Scholarships
- Program and research funds
- Professorships and faculty development funds
- Your Gift to the BW Endowment
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Each BW experience is unique. Our goal is to make sure all members of the BW community have the opportunity to provide endowment support in a personally meaningful way.
We offer a wide range of opportunities for you to carry forward your own legacy or honor a loved one:
- Scholarship endowments create a perennial, targeted source of funding for students.
- Faculty endowments provide direct faculty support including endowed or named chairs that enable BW to attract and keep the brightest and most engaging minds.
- Program endowments to initiate or expand opportunities for students, within and beyond the classroom.
- Unrestricted endowment funds or gifts to existing endowment that support University priorities and special needs.
Endowment funds can be established in a way that works best for you, including:
- Outright gifts of cash or appreciated securities, either all at once or built over time.
- Planned gifts that dedicate a portion of your estate to create an endowment legacy.
- Combination gifts of outright and planned gift support.
As you explore ways to make an impact at BW, we welcome your questions and conversation. For more information, please call the development office at (440) 826-2104.
- Examples of Recent Endowed Funds
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The Frank W. Hill, III Scholarship
Frank Hill '70 graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a degree in psychology. After a career at AT&T, he joined the New York City Transit Authority Department of Subways and rose to the position of line superintendent. He spoke often and with pride of his alma mater. The scholarship is intended to help students who demonstrate financial need.
The William '16 and Velma '15 Muntis Conservatory Scholarship
Ruth Muntis '47 honored her parents, William '16 and Velma Sabin '15 Muntis by establishing this scholarship. William, a violinist, and Velma, a pianist, met at BW, married and raised five children. Ruth also majored in music education at BW and taught in public schools throughout Ohio and Michigan. The scholarship supports students enrolled in BW’s Conservatory of Music.
PNC Scholarship for Success
PNC Financial Services Group created this scholarship to assist low-income students in achieving a college education. With additional scholarship support, BW students are more likely to graduate, obtain employment, strengthen the workforce and positively impact the community. The scholarship is intended for high need students with a record of community service and campus involvement.
Dr. Russell H. Plumb, Jr. '65 Scholarship
The Dr. Russell H. Plumb, Jr. '65 Scholarship was established by Nancy Plumb Tessman '67 and Jessica Plumb Farmer to honor their brother. Russ transferred to BW as a sophomore where he excelled as a chemistry major. He then earned his Master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in water chemistry. This scholarship is intended to help transfer students interested in science.
The Reep Clark Success and Innovation Scholarship
Dr. Michael Reep '93, a dermatologist, and Mr. Wyatt Clark, speakers’ bureau coordinator for the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, are fulfilling their passion for helping BW students by creating a scholarship representing their areas of expertise, the health sciences and STEM.
The Professor Renee Zirkle '48 Scholarship
Anna Belle Bonds '65 majored in French at BW and credits her French professor, Renee Zirkle '48, with inspiring her to study abroad, an experience that changed her life. Anna Belle created this scholarship to support BW students who seek experiential learning opportunities abroad during their time at BW.
