Spertus College Opportunities for Giving
Alumni are our most valuable assets
and our strongest supporters.
Your support plays a critical role in our ability to offer graduate education to those who serve the Chicago nonprofit community. We encourage you to join your fellow graduates and help grow the next generation of nonprofit leaders!
Contributions can be made to the Nonprofit Alumni Individual Scholarship Program.
The Nonprofit Alumni Endowment Fund has with a long-term goal of building a $2 million endowment to offer for programmatic support, grants, programming, and sponsorship to the nonprofit community at large.
The Nonprofit Alumni Individual Scholarship program is an annual fund that supports tuition scholarships to Spertus Master of Science in Nonprofit Management students who demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to their communities through cutting-edge programs and services. The Scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more nonprofit professionals selected by our Alumni Relations Committee and will be presented at the Annual Alumni Dinner & Gala in November.
Your generosity will be recognized as detailed below.
Friends of Spertus Circle: an annual gift of up to $99
- Recognition in the Spertus Alumni News and on Spertus College website
- Invitation to annual alumni benefit
- Recognition in the next commencement program
Scholar’s Circle: an annual gift of $100 - $499
- All the benefits listed above, plus
- Recognition in the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Annual Report
- Engraved leaf on Scholarship Endowment Fund tree
Educator’s Circle: an annual gift of $500 - $999
- All the benefits listed above, plus
- Free registration to any continuing education program of choice
- Complimentary family membership in Spertus Society
- A commemorative Spertus College flame engraved with donor’s name
Dean’s Circle: an annual gift of $1,000 – $4,999
- All the benefits listed above, plus
- Announcement of scholarship gift at commencement ceremony
- Name engraved on the Dean’s Circle Honor Roll plaque in College
President’s Circle: an annual gift of $5,000 or more
- All the benefits listed above, plus
- Individual engraved plaques displayed in new Spertus Institute Building
In addition to donations to the Spertus Scholarship Endowment Fund, alumni also have the opportunity to establish named partial ($6,250) or full ($12,500) scholarships to enrolling students. Donors will be kept up-to-date by the recipients as they progress through the program. Both the donor and the recipient will be recognized at commencement ceremonies.