Ways of Giving Each year thousands of donors contribute gifts to Syracuse University in a variety of forms. Many contributions are outright gifts or pledges of cash.
Some donors prefer to make a multi-year pledge to be paid over a specific period of time.
Others prefer to establish an endowment fund to support a scholarship or program in perpetuity. Many gifts are in the form of equipment or appreciated securities, and an increasing number are arranged through bequests, wills, and life-income agreements. No matter what their form, these gifts allow SU to thrive as a dynamic institution of higher learning .