The cumulative power of many bequests—both large and small—has helped shape the Princeton of today.
A bequest to Princeton may memorialize a friend or relative, or carry in perpetuity the name of the donor. Through certain bequests, you may establish an undergraduate or graduate scholarship, endow a faculty chair, add to a library collection, expand program opportunities, or increase your class's Annual Giving endowment or the University's general endowment.
As you consider your own legacy, learn about some Princetonians who have made their marks on campus:
Butch Armour's Generosity Lives On Through a Testamentary Trust
Gifts from a charltable lead trust created by A. Watson "Butch" Armour III in his will have provided large-scale support for music and more. More...
Thomas Taplin's Trust Funds Future Princetonians
The growth in a trust set up by Thomas Taplin 23 years ago—to almost six times its original value—will boost the scholarship support available to future generations of Princeton students. More...
Hodder Fellowship Benefits Promising Writers
For over 60 years, young writers—chiefly poets, novelists, and playwrights—have come to campus to devote a year to their work, thanks to a pioneering fellowship program established by a bequest from Mary MacKall Gwinn Hodder. More...
A Bequest in 1925 Inspires a Family's Philanthropy
An original bequest of $100,000 in 1925 has had enormous value over eight decades, inspiring generations of the donor's family to make their own gifts. More...
Kathleen C. Sherrerd Program Fund for American Art
When Princeton’s alumni and friends make a bequest, we learn about what they value. The Kathleen C. Sherrerd Program Fund for American Art was established through a gift of Trustee Emeritus John J. F. Sherrerd ’52 and his late wife, Kathleen. This gift, which will facilitate scholarship in American art, expresses Kathy Sherrerd’s values.
It also continues a tradition of women supporting art at Princeton, which began in the late nineteenth century when the museum was founded and the mothers, wives, and daughters of Princetonians donated works from their own collections to the young museum housed at Nassau Hall. Like many bequests, it shows how enhancing Princeton is a joint venture between the men and women of many generations.
Gifts made possible by the trusts and estates of friends and alumni provided $104 million during the Anniversary Campaign for Princeton and touched every area of campus life. More...
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