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From alumni to parents to faculty and friends, Nova Southeastern University has many generous supporters, and we are grateful for every one. We’re happy to help you find the method of giving that is most convenient for you.
When you give to NSU, you can trust that your gift is in good hands. The Office of Advancement Services’ dedicated team is committed to supporting you through every step of the giving process and providing you with any information you need.
Advancement Services adheres to the highest standards and confidentiality rights. You can feel confident and informed about the causes you support. NSU has adopted the Donor Bill of Rights, demonstrating our promise to you that your information and gifts are handled securely and with respect.
You’re committed to supporting NSU. And we’re committed to supporting you.
Every Gift Counts
Generous contributions from our donors shape NSU's identity and our impact on the world. We celebrate NSU's partners in preeminence who made outright gifts or new pledges of $250 or more.
Giving FAQ
Need more information? Contact donorrelations@nova.edu or call (954) 262-2100 to get in touch with a helpful and friendly team member.
Yes, you can set up planned giving by including NSU in your will and leave behind a legacy. For more information on how to make a legacy gift to NSU, contact Shari Meehan at (954) 643-3978 or smeehan@nova.edu.
You can ask your employer if they will match your gift.
Fill out the giving form and select, “I am giving in honor of someone” under "Optional Instructions." Then, provide the person’s information and any additional info.
To request a year-end statement of your giving to NSU, please email devis@nova.edu or call (954) 262-2137.
To request a copy of a gift receipt, please email devis@nova.edu or call (954) 262-2137.
Useful Documents
About Endowed Gifts
Endowed gifts ensure permanent support for NSU and guarantee success for the university’s teaching, research, service, and learning mission as a pillar in higher education.
Gifts made to the endowment are invested to provide a steady stream of income to support university needs. These gifts fund academic support, institutional support, research, scholarships, instruction, and public service. You can designate your gift to go to a specific department or area of interest.
Endowment FAQ
NSU's endowment is a collection of gift funds that are not wholly expendable on a current basis and earmarked reserves (board-designated or quasi-endowment funds) that collectively comprise 412 individual funds, each of which was established to support NSU's teaching, research, service, and learning mission. The majority of these funds are restricted to provide support for specific purposes (dedicated scholarships, named professorships, academic support, etc.) as set forth by the donors. The individual funds are pooled for investment purposes under NSU's Endowment Fund Investment Policy. NSU oversees management of endowed funds to provide support for current programs, while facilitating a comparable level of support for future generations.
The purpose of the endowment is to provide permanent support to NSU. By investing gifts made to the endowment, NSU provides for distributions using a payout formula that allows a steady stream of income to support current needs, while seeking to preserve the endowment’s corpus.
The spending policy provides that up to 5 percent of the endowment fund may be distributed annually, calculated based on a three-year moving average of the endowment fund’s market value as of December 31 of the past three calendar years. No distributions will be made from an individual endowment until the account reaches a minimum of $25,000. Until that time, all earnings will be reinvested. In addition, there is a one-year holding period from the time an endowment is funded until it is available for distribution.
NSU has adopted an investment and spending policy for endowment assets that provides a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment. Endowment assets are invested in a manner that is intended to produce a real return, achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends), net of inflation and investment management costs. Actual returns in any given year may vary. To satisfy the long-term, rate-of-return objectives, the university targets a diversified asset allocation that places a greater emphasis on equity-based investments to achieve its long-term objectives within prudent risk constraints.
The market value of the university's pooled endowment fund has increased 56.2 percent in the past five years, from approximately $115 million as of June 30, 2018, to approximately $180 million as of June 30, 2023. The long-term investment strategy, supported by a diversified asset mix, is designed to weather periodic market fluctuations as experienced during fiscal 2022.
Investment performance of the university's pooled endowment fund was monitored by Crewcial Partners through June 30, 2021, and Prime Buchholz beginning July 1, 2021. The Investment Committee of the NSU Board of Trustees is responsible for oversight of the fund and meets regularly to review asset allocation and investment performance.
Previous Endowment Reports
Donor Bill of Rights
The Donor Bill of Rights assures that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support. This bill was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy ( AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals ( AFP), and adopted in November 1993.
We declare that all donors have the following rights:
To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes
To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
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To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy ( AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.
We're Here to Help
The Office of University Advancement’s friendly and dedicated team is here to answer any questions you have and help make the giving process secure and easy.