Giving
Providing Access and Opportunity to Shape the Future
No matter what our students study — science or theology, nursing or psychology, physical therapy or business — they graduate from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) empowered to improve their communities and contribute to the world.
They’re caregivers. They’re change agents. They live a life of service to others and often pursue careers that encourage others to find their own calling.
But there is no FranU without you.
As a small, tuition-driven institution, FranU relies on our generous donors every day. Your support makes it possible for us to provide an education that prepares all our students for professional success. And even more importantly, it prepares them to live a life marked by humility, justice and service.
Invest in FranU’s Future
Your gift to FranU supports scholarships that make it possible for deserving students to earn a college degree and provides our faculty with the resources they need to deliver lasting hands-on experiences. Help us continue our legacy into our second century.
See the Impact of Your Gift
See how a scholarship enabled Alicia to earn a college degree and become a role model for her young son.
Discover why Donna Saurage believes so deeply in FranU’s mission to develop not only skilled healthcare practitioners, but compassionate servant leaders.
Giving Opportunities
When you give to FranU, you join hundreds of alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and other friends who support us every year. Whether you make a one-time gift of a few dollars or provide for us in your estate plan, your contribution leads to life-changing opportunities.
St. Francis Annual Fund
The St. Francis Annual Fund supports student scholarships, faculty training and academic program support.
Honor and Memorial Gifts
Honor the impact a loved one or friend has made in your life with a meaningful gift that helps shape someone else’s future.
Event Sponsorships
Inquire about sponsorship of our only annual fundraising event, the Fête des Fidèles (Feast of the Faithful).
Student Scholarships
Make a FranU education a reality, invest in these outstanding students now.
Employee Giving
Because of you, FranU’s mission thrives. Your gift helps students grow in faith, knowledge, and service — bringing our tradition to life in the next generation of Franciscan servant leaders.
Alumni Giving
The Franciscan values you carry into the world began at FranU. Your gift ensures those values continue to shape the next generation of Franciscan servant leaders.
Mission Partners Campaign
At our core, FranU seeks to provide students an educational journey that encourages their formation through service to others within an environment that allows them to explore their own faith.
Healthcare Partners Campaign
As a university heavily focused on educating and shaping skilled, caring health care professionals, FranU works with community partners who also are committed to the overall health and well-being of our friends and neighbors. Large or small, in any medical facility in our region, you can encounter healthcare professionals who are FranU alumni, or current students engaged in clinical practice. Our partners help our students, by either funding scholarships or underwriting the equipment on which they train and learn.
The Bishop’s Circle
Support future Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University students by becoming a member of our giving leadership society, the Bishop’s Circle. Please join by pledging a minimum of $1,000 per year for three years to the St. Francis Annual Fund to be recognized as a member of the Bishop’s Circle.
The 1923 Legacy Society
A century ago, the Sisters who founded the institution that became FranU knew the impact a Catholic education could make. By joining the 1923 Legacy Society, your bequest, charitable gift annuity, charitable trust or gift of other assets helps us serve new leaders in the Franciscan tradition for years to come.
Make a Difference — Give to FranU
We prepare students to reach their calling while learning in a faith-filled, Catholic atmosphere. Your generosity makes it possible for our students to attend, our faculty to teach using the latest tools and techniques and our community to benefit from the work we do together.
Planned Giving
A bequest is one of the simplest and most flexible ways to support FranU’s mission. With guidance from your financial advisor, you can include language in your will or trust that designates a gift to family, friends, and/or Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University as part of your estate plan.
Your planned gift ensures that future generations of FranU students are formed as skilled professionals and compassionate servant leaders.
Professional Advisors
Charitable planning is a process — and one that works best when it involves donors, their financial advisors and our giving team. If you’re a professional advisor, contact us to learn how we can collaborate to help your client meet their philanthropic objectives.
Supporting Future Changemakers
“I give to FranU because I want to be able to bridge the gap with students who may
not have the means to receive the same education that I had here — to be formed in
a Catholic university and to be able to make change and be leaders in our community
[so] that they are ultimately fueled by Jesus Christ. Anything you can give goes toward
a cause that brings change not only to the students at FranU but to the community
that it serves.” Deacon Michael Parker Class of 2023
Where Progress makes Headlines
FranU Holds Ribbon Cutting for Renovated Health Professions Building
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University celebrated a $2M renovation of its School of Health Professions, enhancing labs, classrooms and hands-on healthcare training.
