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SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

Invest in WSU Everett

Each gift to WSU Everett has a profound impact on our ability to prepare graduates for the changing professional landscape enabling them to become the next generation of leaders and innovators.
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How to Give

Gifts of all sizes are important to the University’s ability to provide students with a quality educational experience and to enable faculty to pursue cutting-edge research opportunities.

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10 Great Ways to Support WSU Everett

Looking to make a difference at WSU Everett? Whether you’re a proud alum, a parent, or a community partner, there are so many ways to support our students and campus beyond traditional giving.

  1. Identify a WSU program you care about and support it
  2. Follow WSU Everett on social media
  3. Include WSU Everett in your estate plan
  4. Join or upgrade your WSU Alumni Association membership
  5. Invite a friend to a WSU event
  1. Introduce the director of development to a potential donor or corporate representative. 
  2. Be a CougsGive ambassador.
  3. Host an event.
  4. Volunteer for Showcase or Week of Welcome.
  5. Share WSU stories with a friend or prospective student.

Want to get more involved? Not sure where to start? Connect with Hayley today!

Ways to Give

Whether it is a one-time gift or a monthly recurring pledge, your investment in WSU Everett enables us to continue to improve and grow our campus.

Make a gift online today! To make a gift using your debit or credit card online, please visit our secure online giving site.

Check or Money Order. You can call the WSU Foundation at 800-GIV-2WSU (800-448-2978) to make a gift by phone using your debit or credit card, or to discuss any questions you may have about supporting Washington State University.

You can mail a check or money order made payable to “WSU Foundation”:

WSU Foundation
PO Box 641927
Pullman, WA 99164-1927

Endowments are a particularly powerful investment in WSU’s future. They deliver a dependable, perpetual source of funding for scholarships, programs, faculty, and research. The WSU Foundation Endowment is composed of nearly 2,000 restricted funds established by donors for specific purposes, such as named scholarships or professorships. Endowed funds are unique in that the gift is invested. Each year, a percentage of the endowment’s 36-month rolling average is distributed to benefit the University. The rest is re-invested to ensure growth, maintaining the fund’s spending power far into the future. In this respect, an endowment is intended to be a perpetual gift.

We will work with you to tailor an endowment that supports your goals. Learn more about how endowed gifts can build your legacy at WSU.

By including WSU in your estate or financial plans, you will make a lasting difference, create a legacy and provide opportunities to future generations. You can plan a gift that will provide benefits today or after your lifetime, often with tax benefits to you. Learn more about getting your giving plan started.

Many employers will match their employees’ donations to Washington State University. Some employers will even match the gifts of retired employees, spouses, parents, and even contributions from their board of directors. All matched funds will be designated to the area to which you originally contributed your gift.

Find out if your current or former employer has a matching gift policy.

Development Spotlight

Janice Hamilton, WSU Everett Class of 2021

Featured Funds

Chancellor’s Excellence Fund

Gifts to the WSU Everett Chancellor’s Excellence Fund provide valuable resources to support areas of greatest needs across the Everett campus, including but not limited to improving access to student support services, academic programming and creating opportunities for students to learn, grow and flourish in Everett.

Give to the Chancellor’s Excellence Fund

WSU Everett Scholarship Fund

Students thrive in small classes with expert faculty. They develop the knowledge and skills needed for a global economy through work with industry leaders like Boeing and Janicki Industries. The WSU Everett Scholarship Fund allows these students to fully engage in their studies, student life, and community service. Scholarships also help recruit and retain high-achieving students.

Give to the WSU Everett Scholarship Fund

Ray Stephanson Leadership Fund

Ray Stephanson Scholars are student leaders with a desire to use their education to benefit the community, qualities in keeping with the fund’s namesake, who served as mayor of the City of Everett from 2003 through 2017. Mayor Stephanson was a vocal supporter of The Boeing Company and a champion of strengthening and diversifying the regional economy. Mayor Stephanson and the late WSU President Elson S. Floyd were the driving forces behind the establishment of WSU Everett, Snohomish County’s only four-year research institution. The Boeing Company generously donated funds in recognition of Mayor Stephanson’s service to the community. Scholarships from this endowed fund support the next generation of community and business leaders.

Give to the Ray Stephanson Leadership Fund

WSU Everett Carson Veterans Scholarship Fund

Students with prior military experience have been some of the greatest leaders on the WSU Everett campus. Investment in this endowed scholarship fund, named for WSU Regent and former Boeing CEO, Scott Carson, will encourage more veterans to pursue higher education and succeed in their academic and professional careers.

Give to the WSU Everett Carson Veterans Scholarship Fund

Launching Futures at WSU Everett: WSU Everett Advisory Council Scholarship Fund

In 2020, the WSU Everett Advisory Council endowed a new scholarship as an expression of their commitment to higher education and student success in the north Puget Sound region. Scholars will be students with demonstrated leadership qualities and a passion for WSU. Please consider making a gift to support this fund, enabling it to invest in more WSU Everett scholars.

Give to the Launching Futures Fund

Baker Family Scholarship at WSU Everett

Established by Gary and Darcy Baker to honor the multigenerational WSU legacy of the Baker family, the Baker Family Scholarship supports students studying Business Administration at the WSU Everett campus. Gary (’81, Business Administration) served as WSU student body president 1979 to 1980. His father, Archie, an Everett native, attended WSU until joining the Navy during World War II. After the war, Archie completed his undergraduate degree, served as a state legislator from Everett’s 38th district, and practiced law in Everett for 25 years. Gary’s mother, Jeanne (’46, Human & Natural Resource Sciences), taught elementary school in Everett, then launched and ran the Childhood Development program at Everett Community College. Continuing the family tradition, Gary and Darcy’s son, Peter, graduated from WSU in 2016 and went on to work for WSU’s Department of Earth Sciences in the School of the Environment.

Give to the Baker Family Scholarship Fund