Gonzaga Parents Fund

For generations, Zag parents and families have sustained the experience of transformative, whole-person education at Gonzaga University through their generosity and care.

Gonzaga Parents Fund

Support your Zag's experience with a donation

 

 

What does the Gonzaga Parents Fund do?

The Gonzaga Parents Fund is an unrestricted fund that supports the Gonzaga experience beyond what tuition can cover. Your donations help to minimize what fees are passed on to students so that any Zag wanting to participate in clubs, activities, retreats and service has the opportunity to. The Gonzaga Parents Fund helps keep experiences like these accessible to everyone:

  • "Spike Nights," which offer social activities in the Hemmingson Center that encourage safe, responsible choices
  • Rentals, services, and trips through Gonzaga Outdoors so that fees passed on to students can be minimized
  • Retreats through the Office of Mission and Ministry
  • Service opportunities through the Center for Community Engagement
  • Whole-person wellness and support from the Center for Cura Personalis
  • Gaps in financial aid for your Zag's classmates when family situations may change
  • Pandemic response through personal protective equipment, critical technology updates like cameras and equipment to accommodate delivery of Gonzaga's uniquely Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic experience anywhere in the world.

 

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 964 Gonzaga Zag Parents and Families contributed to this important impact.

 

Your Impact

Kira
"Gonzaga has provided a safe space where I have found a supportive community and the opportunity to grow into my best self."
Kira D. ('22)

 

Every donation to support students through the Gonzaga Parents Fund makes a difference.  For some of your Zag's classmates, your $40 gift means they can join their friends to forge lifelong memories and networks on a Gonzaga Outdoors kayaking trip or to grow in their faith at a retreat. For other students alongside your Zag, a $500 donation may fill the financial aid gap that can keep them on track to finish their degree with their class. No matter how much you contribute, every Gonzaga Parents Fund gift matters to all students.

Gonzaga Outdoors

 

Click here to make a Gonzaga Parents Fund gift online or contact Shanna Dunne at dunnes@gonzaga.edu to roll over funds from your IRA, transfer stock, or use your Donor Advised Fund

 

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What is the Leadership Circle? 

Members of the Leadership Circle are critical to Gonzaga students because their gifts of $1,500 or more over the course of the academic year make up 90% of all donated funding. Prioritizing scholarships and unrestricted funds, Leadership Circle members can have significant impacts.

  • Your scholarship support can help fill gaps in financial aid for students. 98% of all Gonzaga students rely on financial aid, but loans and outside scholarships may not be enough. Your Leadership Circle membership can hold the final piece of the puzzle to help students say "yes!" to their Gonzaga education. 

  • Your unrestricted support can help the Gonzaga community continue the pursuit of its mission even in the face of uncertainty. Your Leadership Circle membership can provide personal protective equipment, critical technology updates like cameras and equipment to accommodate delivery of Gonzaga's uniquely Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic experience anywhere in the world.