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Join us as we invest in preparing today's students to meet and create tomorrow's opportunities.
In today's economy, post-secondary education is no longer just an option - it's a requirement. Our economy requires highly skilled and adaptable employees to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment, and St. Lawrence College is well-positioned to provide the education that our communities need. Yet education is not without its cost, and while the College is certainly an affordable option when the alternatives are considered, many students who have more talent than tuition face a financial barrier to obtaining a diploma, certificate or degree. Over 70% of current St. Lawrence College students have sought financial aid – ensuring they will graduate with debt. A number of students every year must cut their journey short, unable to continue to fund their dreams.
At the St. Lawrence College Alumni and Development Office we are trying to ease that burden, but just this year we had over 1,000 students apply for multiple awards of which there are fewer than 500 available bursaries. Student Aid continues to be the priority for the majority of our annual donors, and we hope you'll consider joining them. Our endowment for student financial aid is now close to $8 million, and the number of donors who have chosen to create Expendable Student Awards continues to grow.
Find out more about student awards.
Special Funds have been created to enhance the learning environment for our students:
- The Extraordinary Learning Fund supports student initiatives that allow faculty and students to engage in and/or develop activities that will have a demonstrable benefit to their academic studies.
- The Student Emergency Fund is for students that have unexpected situations occur that they are not financially prepared to absorb.
- Special Interest Giving is a way for graduates, their families, College employees and communities, to give to the projects at the College that have special personal significance. Whether it's an athletics team, academic project, student government or clubs, or to fund scholarships, bursaries or extraordinary learning opportunities for the program from which you graduated, the 'special interest' is yours, and we'll work with you to find the right project.
Make your gift online through our secure donation site
There are several active appeals.
To find out more about how you can support these funds or an area of your personal interest through an annual gift or monthly credit card donation, contact development@sl.on.ca or call 1.800.228.4664.
Supporting opportunities and making an impact on students and our communities.
Giving a leadership gift to St. Lawrence College is a chance for you to make a substantial impact directly or indirectly on the students of the College. We work closely with leadership donors to find opportunities that will be the most meaningful, and projects that reflect the donor's values and wishes.
We appreciate and cherish each and every leadership gift. These are significant and life-changing gifts, for the donor as well as for the College community.
Often, leadership donors fund transformational projects such as capital projects, programs within specific departments or student aid.
As you learn more about making a leadership gift to St. Lawrence College, we think you'll be surprised to find out how you can transform the College community and change the lives of future graduates with just one gift.
To learn more about how to maximize the benefits of your donation, including tax minimization, use our simple tool here.
To find out more about opportunities for giving please contact:
- Liz Gorman
Director, Development and Alumni Relations
613.544.5400, ext. 1437
egorman@sl.on.ca - Marie Miller
Senior Development Officer
mgmiller@sl.on.ca
613.544.5400, ext. 1910
The Gift of a Lifetime
Leaving a gift to St. Lawrence College is a thoughtful way to create an ongoing legacy for future generations. Planned gifts, regardless of their size, can assist the College in fulfilling its mission by meeting the education and training needs of students in our communities. Consideration of a gift today can make a lasting difference for the students of tomorrow.
A planned gift can help you achieve your tax and financial goals, as well as your philanthropic goals, and can help you make a much larger gift than otherwise possible. Your gift can provide direct funding, or it can establish an endowment, for the faculty, school or department of your choice. You may also make your gift in honour or in memory of a special person in your life. With a little planning, you can create a truly lasting legacy for generations to come.
What is a Planned Gift
A planned gift is a charitable donation that can be arranged during your lifetime but is not available to the College until sometime in the future. The most common type of planned gift is a bequest, but there are many giving vehicles:
- Bequests
- Cash and securities
- Gifts of property
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan assets
To learn more about how to maximize the benefits of your donation, including tax minimization, use our simple tool here.
For a link to Sample Bequest Language and the required information to share with your lawyers and/or estate planners.
For more information on Planned Giving or other ways to contribute to St. Lawrence, please contact the College’s Director of Development who will contact you personally to discuss your individual interests and wishes:
Liz Gorman
Director, Development and Alumni Relations
613.544.5400, ext. 1437
egorman@sl.on.ca
Disclaimer
The information presented here is of a general nature and is not intended to constitute advice to any particular person. Please consult your income tax, financial and/or legal advisors before considering or arranging a planned gift. All requests for information are confidential and will not obligate the requestor to make a planned gift.
Recognize a loved one that has played an integral role in your life.
Gifts in honour of someone are a meaningful way to make a donation in the name of friends, family, or coworkers. You may want to honour a family member, a favourite professor, or an individual who has inspired you. Tribute gifts can also be given in recognition of birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions.
Memorials
A memorial gift makes a difference in the lives of those at St. Lawrence College. You can invite friends and family to join your lasting tribute by including these words in the obituary notice:
"In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Lawrence College to benefit (state area of interest here)." Contributions may be made online:
Active Tributes and Memorials
- Nana & D. "Euchre" Bursary
- "Mac's Shop" Memorial Bursary
- Nick Fisher Memorial Bursary
- Louise Porter Memorial Bursary
- Zachary Greenlees Memorial Bursary
- Matej’s Fund
- Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe & Family Award
- Solid Ground Award
- Dr. Nancy Sears Academic Excellence in Nursing Award
- Peter Lem Memorial Fund
- James Dunlop Memorial Award for Compassion
- General
To find out more about how you can set up or support a tribute or memorial funds, please contact the Alumni and Development Office development@sl.on.ca or call 1.800.228.4664.
AREAS TO SUPPORT
The St. Lawrence College Alumni and Development Office has an ongoing commitment to enhancing our program of student bursaries and scholarships. As the costs associated with post-secondary education continue to increase, the demand has never been greater for financial aid. Bursaries and scholarships can make a real difference in the life of a student, and can assist them in achieving their academic and personal goals.
Donors are involved in the naming of the bursaries and scholarships, their direction toward a particular campus or academic program, and are invited to work with our office to develop selection criteria.
Awards typically fall under one of two categories:
- Endowed Awards
Endowed awards are created when a specified minimum amount of capital is invested. The interest generated each year is drawn off and presented perpetually. The endowed principal remains untouched. - Annual Awards
Annual awards are established when a sponsor commits to donate a specified minimum amount of $500 each year for a minimum of three years. The entire amount is presented each year. Sponsors supply a letter of intent to fulfill their pledge for a specified number of years.
To find out more about how you can support these funds or an area of your personal interest through an annual gift or monthly credit card donation, contact development@sl.on.ca or 1.800.228.4664.
For information about creating an endowment, please contact Marie Miller, Senior Development Officer, at mgmiller@sl.on.ca or 613.544.5400, ext. 1910.
Special Interest Giving is a way for graduates, their families or College employees to give to the projects at the College that have special personal significance. Whether it's an athletics team, academic project, student government or clubs, or to fund scholarships, bursaries or extraordinary learning opportunities for the program from which you graduated, the 'special interest' is yours, and we'll work with you to find the right project.
Annual class, family or staff gifts support much-needed student bursaries, capital upgrades, and other academic programs and projects that enable St. Lawrence College to deliver a first-rate academic experience and an exceptional learning environment to a diverse group of future graduates.
The Extraordinary Learning Fund supports student initiatives that allow faculty and students to engage in and/or develop activities that will have a demonstrable benefit to their academic studies.
The Student Emergency Fund is for students that have unexpected situations occur that they are not financially prepared to absorb.
- Nursing Student Initiative Fund
- SLC Retirees Fund
- Indigenous Services Fund
- SLC Athletics Fund
- Music Theatre Program (Friends of Music Theatre)
WAYS TO GIVE
Whether you wish to make an immediate gift or a pledge, you can make your gift using one of these methods:
- Online: Click here to make your gift through our secure server.
- By phone: Please call 1.800.228.4664 to make a credit card donation or pledge (choose “Bill me later” instead of “Credit Card” and we will contact you). If you require any assistance with the online form please contact development@sl.on.ca
- By mail: Cheques can be made payable to:
St. Lawrence College
Attn: Alumni and Development Office
100 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, ON K7L 5A6