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Your gifts of time, leadership and financial support provide invaluable opportunities to the students in the College of Arts + Architecture. Learn about the ways you can make a difference.

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Support for our work comes in many forms – partnerships, collaborations, sponsorships, direct contributions, gifts, grants and research support. Although UNC Charlotte is a public institution, state funding does not cover the College of Arts + Architecture’s total budget. The difference is generated by investment income (endowments), student fees and private gifts from individuals and corporations. Your support means we can provide expanded degree programs and community/campus partnerships while attracting the best and brightest arts and design students and faculty.

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Making a gift to the College of Arts + Architecture is simple! Please indicate which part or activity of the College you are interested in supporting. We seek financial support focused on the following areas:

Student Scholarships: Both need and merit-based support for our students is the most critical need to help build our programs.
Research and Special Programs: We produce work both applied and experimental in nature that requires special funding for artistic and scientific collaborations.
Publications: The CoA+A intends to publish its work in print and alternative media.
International Study: The College is committed to the value and learning outcome of international programs and needs support to maximize the exposure of students to these opportunities.

Two male theater students on stage in production

“These scholarships help to ease the financial burden of tuition and other expenses, allowing me to focus more on my studies and performance opportunities. They also motivate me to excel in my classes and contribute to the Theatre Department, knowing that my hard work is recognized and supported.”

Braden Kneeshaw
B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Performance and an Undergraduate Certificate in Musical Theatre

Two music students, one sitting down in Robinson Hall, holding their instruments

“I have been extremely thankful to receive the Charles and Clara Stone Scholarship, Jim and Jamie Self Tuba Scholarship, the Chancellor’s Scholarship, and marching band scholarships. As a result of these generous scholarships, I have been able to attend numerous musical performances along with purchasing my own instrument accessories.“

Rebecca Cotrone, B.M. in Music with a concentration in Instrumental Music Education

Dancer in uptown with Charlotte skyline in the background in arabesque

“The most important benefit of being a scholarship recipient is, of course, the ability to afford higher education, which is something that I am extremely grateful for. Additionally, the volunteer duties required for these scholarships allow me to be more involved with the local dance community and make connections with those I see every day as well as people that I wouldn’t have normally had the opportunity to work with!”

Annabelle Luna, B.A. in Applied Dance & B.S. in Political Science with a Professional Training Certificate with Charlotte Ballet

Art students standing in front of his final project in the gallery

“As a recipient of the Broderick Adé Hogue Memorial Scholarship, I feel empowered to continue his legacy of elevating minority communities at UNC Charlotte. As a Filipino-American graphic designer and art historian, this scholarship allows me to further my studies and celebrates my ongoing dedication to promoting visibility for Filipino students within the college and throughout the University.”

Jonah Sanderson, B.F.A. in Graphic Design and B.A. in Art History

Two architecture students looking at a model in the gallery

“I have a lot of public work under my belt, from high school in both Hickory and Winston-Salem, but once I got to college I just didn’t feel as motivated. But by receiving this scholarship– it’s really encouraged me to get back in the community more, specifically here at Charlotte. I joined the WIAS club, participated in AIAS events, and became one of the representatives for second year architecture students. I would like to continue to engage with campus opportunities and my peers around me. I think it’s allowed me to grow and learn a lot about what’s going on around me rather than what’s just going on in my own life.”

Hilleary Wray, B.A. in Architecture and a Minor in Urban Studies

Methods of Giving

Your gifts of time, leadership and financial support provide invaluable opportunities to the College of Arts + Architecture. Learn about the different ways you can make a difference.

Annual Giving

Each year, UNC Charlotte contacts College of Arts + Architecture alumni through our telefundraising campaign. Gifts made during this campaign provide vital operating support for priority initiatives within the College. By investing in the College of Arts + Architecture, as an alumnus you demonstrate your support of the College and its mission. Your annual gifts support such things as: student scholarships; travel for competitions and course enhancement; guest lecturers and guest artists; and program support.

Major Gift

Major gifts serve two primary purposes at the College of Arts + Architecture at UNC Charlotte: they create long-term financial stability for the college, and they provide opportunities to merge donors’ interests with the college’s needs and initiatives. Donors who support the college through major gifts may designate their support toward a specific purpose such as a scholarship or program that matches their personal interests with the college’s initiatives. Major gifts also provide a means for recognition that may either honor or memorialize a special person of the donor’s choosing.

Areas of support for major gifts may support scholarships, faculty development or research, international studies, or guest artist or lecture series. Major gifts fall into the following categories:

Endowment Gifts: An endowment gift is an enduring legacy investment that supports the future efforts of the college and is a gift that lives in perpetuity. Endowment gifts are invested and managed by the UNC Charlotte Foundation. At UNC Charlotte a minimum of $25,000 is required to fund an endowment and may be paid through a multi-year pledge. No distribution will be made until the fund is fully endowed and has achieved a 12-month earning cycle. In accordance with UNC Charlotte Foundation’s spending regulations, only income from the gift’s principal may be expended. Currently that spending rate is 4.5% with the remainder of the earnings being reinvested into the principal of the fund to help build the corpus. By doing so, this will provide for future generations at UNC Charlotte.

Restricted Current Use Gifts: Gifts may be designated for any purpose that contributes to the college’s mission and initiatives. Such designations may be for a named scholarship, faculty research, or fellowships. Unlike endowed gifts, restricted current use funds are not invested and are depleted over a specific period of time. The most common type of current use gift is an annual scholarship. Named annual scholarships may be established with a minimum annual gift of $1,000 and a three-year commitment to ensure continuity within the program it supports.

Unrestricted Gifts: Some of the most useful and flexible gifts to the college are those that are unrestricted. Unrestricted gifts are used to support those opportunities that present themselves throughout the year and that benefit the entire college, including student travel, general scholarship funds, teaching needs, and studio/lab upgrades.

Estate and Planned Giving

Many UNC Charlotte alumni and friends choose to support the university’s work through planned gifts, which include gifts of marketable securities such as stocks and bonds; estate gifts through a bequest in a will or through a trust; charitable gift annuities or charitable remainder trusts that provide a lifetime income stream to the donor; and other gifts of real estate or tax-deferred retirement assets.

Planned gifts provide financial flexibility and various tax benefits. Planned gifts also provide an effective means of financial stewardship, redirecting money to needs that would otherwise become lost to estate taxes, capital gains, or income tax. Because a planned gift requires careful consideration of a donor’s personal, financial and charitable goals and desires, we encourage you to consult with your financial, tax or legal advisor.

By making your planned gift to UNC Charlotte, and in honor of the founder of UNC Charlotte, you’ll become a member of the prestigious Bonnie Cone Society. Membership in this society recognizes those individuals who have included the university in their long-term financial and estate planning. The following are various planned giving options:

Bequests from Wills
Charitable Gift Annuities
Life Insurance & Annuity Contracts
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Qualified Retirement Plans
Retained Life Estates

Matching Gift Programs

Does your employer (or your spouse’s employer) have a matching gift program? Corporate matching gifts can double, or even triple, the value of your donation. They do not however, pay down your pledge or your pledge balance. To help increase your gift’s impact, please be sure to check with your human resources department to see if your company matches gifts of its employees.

Questions about how you can make a difference?

For your convenience, UNC Charlotte’s advancement staff is pleased to offer additional information or assistance. Please contact Leslie Antoniel, CoA+A Director of Development, for help.

Email: Leslie.Antoniel@charlotte.edu

Office Phone: (704) 687-7223

Cell: (214) 783-6906

Email Leslie