Endowments

Endowed funds are invested to generate annual income in perpetuity for the purpose specified by the donor. Endowment funds designated for the benefit of UT Southwestern are managed by the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) or Southwestern Medical Foundation at the donor’s discretion.

Endowed gifts forever connect the name of the donor—or someone the donor wishes to honor—with UT Southwestern. Endowments take a variety of forms, including lectureships, named academic positions, research funds, scholarships, centers, and buildings.

Your gift to UT Southwestern can sustain:

  • A facility that fully integrates research and clinical activities to quickly bring scientific advances to patient care.
  • A healing environment for patients and their families.
  • Recruitment and retention of the best and brightest clinician-scientists.
  • Education of the next generation of health care providers and biomedical innovators.

Endowed Gift Opportunities and Minimums

Endowment Type Minimum Gift
Scholarship $25,000
Other endowments $100,000
Fellowship $1,000,000
Professorship $500,000
Distinguished Professorship $1,000,000
Chair $2,000,000
Distinguished Chair $3,000,000
Distinguished University Chair $5,000,000
Dean's Chair $10,000,000
Center $10,000,000
Comprehensive Center $25,000,000

To learn more, contact the Office of Development & Alumni Relations at 214-648-2344.

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