Amount raised and fundraising goal for period of July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010

In 2008-2009, the Parents Annual Fund thanked over 3,400 parents of current and former Washington University students for gifts totaling just over $2.0 million. In addition, parents also gave significant restricted gifts bringing the total of parent giving to over $5.2 million.

Your gift to the Parents Annual Fund directly supports the school in which your student is enrolled or any other area you wish to support. Each dean selects a priority use for parents’ gifts to that school or college. Gifts are applied to the following areas until the needs are met. Subsequent gifts are then assigned to other uses, including computer upgrades, renovations, or whatever is needed most.

How Parent Gifts Are Used

Arts & Sciences:
Undergraduate research projects and publications; instructional field trips; scientific equipment for laboratories; musical equipment for the applied music program; and technology enhancements including hardware/software to support digitizing material for courses, as well as important literary and historical documents.

School of Engineering & Applied Science:
Freshman orientation; academic advising and tutoring; Engineering Mentor Program; connecting students with engineering professionals; career development and counseling; Engineering student organizations; and other activities that support students and the School's mission of teaching, research, and service.

Olin Business School:  
Connecting students with senior faculty, business executives, and alumni; supporting experiential learning, including internships, research projects, and community service; case competitions and other applied learning exercises; business computing training; and The Olin Experience, a comprehensive program of events and activities which complement the academic curriculum.

College of Art:  
Upgrades of computers, digital equipment and equipment in laboratories and studios; career development programs to prepare students for professional careers in art and design; and bringing distinguished leaders in the field of art to campus.

College of Architecture:  
Support for career development seminars; internship and professional development programs; and bringing distinguished leaders in the field of architecture to campus. 

Tuition covers only a portion of educating each student. The Parents Annual Fund benefits students by helping attract the highest caliber faculty and students and provides the latest in programs and support.

Your Parents Annual Fund gift is credited to your student’s school(s) unless you instruct otherwise. You may also designate your gift to one of the following areas: University College; Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts; Law; University Libraries; Medicine; Siteman Cancer Center; Social Work; Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy; Kemper Art Museum; Athletics/W Club; Edison Theatre; Friends of Music; Gephardt Institute for Public Service; and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values.

Your gift of $1,000 or more will qualify you for membership in the William Greenleaf Eliot Society. Eliot Society members are the leaders who help ensure Washington University’s stature as one of the world’s leading institutions of teaching and research.

Each gift makes a difference. Please give to help Washington University increase its margin of excellence.

For more information about the Parents Annual Fund, how to fund a scholarship, or to learn of other opportunities for involvement, call the Office of Parent Programs at 800-247-8517 or 314-935-5279.