Beginning with Chauncey Rose's founding gift in 1874, many individuals have stepped forward to make significant gifts to Rose-Hulman for new and improved facilities or for the school's permanent endowment fund.

Capital Gifts - Most recently, capital gifts have helped Rose-Hulman construct Hatfield Hall, White Chapel, Oakley Observatory, and turned Moench Auditorium into new space for the department of computer science and software engineering.

Capital projects on the horizon include a new biological sciences and chemistry building, an expansion of Myers Hall for additional classrooms, a new wing on Crapo Hall for the mathematics department, and the replacement of several aging residence halls.

Generally speaking, the lead donor to a capital project who gives the school at least one-half of the necessary funding is given the right to name the new building or improved area.

Named Endowed Gifts - Endowment gifts are among the most important that can be made to Rose-Hulman.  Earnings from an endowed gift provide an annual revenue stream that supports the school or the area identified.  Because only the earnings are spent, an endowment gift benefits Rose-Hulman forever.

In all cases, the endowed fund may be named after the donor or in honor of family members, faculty members, or other individuals.  Often, donors may specify certain conditions or preferences that will be included in the underlying agreements that control the administration of these funds.

The following summary lists some of the most common types of endowment gifts along with the minimum dollar amount needed for each:

• Endowed Scholarship Funds - $50,000

• Endowed Chairs and Professorship - From $1 million to $2 million

• Endowed Laboratory and Equipment Fund - $50,000