How to give

The St. Norbert Fund is the single most significant source of financial aid for our students, 97 percent of whom depend on it. The St. Norbert Fund allows us to attract worthy students of varied means and diverse backgrounds, who enrich the campus even as they, themselves, are enriched. Because the St. Norbert Fund is exclusively dedicated to providing student aid, every dollar you give also impacts students directly.

If you’re looking for a convenient way to express your support for St. Norbert College on a recurring basis, consider making your gift a monthly one. There are no checks to write or no stamps to buy and there’s no need to make your yearly gift all at once. Opt in to monthly giving via our secure donation form.

You can also provide support during SNC's annual A Day to uKnight. See results from 2023. 

For more information about the St. Norbert Fund, please contact Emily VanderLinden.

Recognize a departed loved one, friend or classmate with one of our memorial options.

Memorial gifts

Memorial walk bricks
This brick walkway, which leads into the Shakespeare Garden, is a gentle remembrance of those who have left us. Each memorial brick is engraved with the name of one that the St. Norbert College community will forever remember. Bricks are installed in May and in October.

Memorial trees & benches
Memorial trees may be purchased in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. Trees may be purchased for $1,200, which includes an engraved eight-by-eight-inch naming brick, placed in the Memorial Walk. Trees ordered by Aug. 15 will be planted in October. Those ordered by March 15 will be planted in May. Please refer to the available memorial tree map as a guide in location selection.

Additionally, memorial benches may be reserved for $5,000, which includes a naming plaque.

Click here for an interactive map of these trees and benches on St. Nobert College's campus.

Calawerts Family Grotto of Our Lady Memorial pillar plaques
Memorial plaques may be purchased in celebration of, in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. Gifts of $5,000 will include a six-by-nine-inch naming plaque on the Memorial Pillars. Plaques are installed in May and October. View the memorial plaque order page.

For more information, please reach out to Amanda Beck at amanda.beck@snc.edu or call 920-403-3924.

Additional opportunities

Athletics facilities bricks
Please visit our athletics giving page for information on commemorating a loved one at Mel Nicks Complex, Schneider Stadium, or Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center.

When you include St. Norbert College in your will or trust, or name the college as a beneficiary of a retirement plan (e.g. an IRA), life insurance policy or other asset, your generosity provides an educational environment for future generations of students that fosters intellectual, spiritual and personal development.

If SNC is already included in your legacy planning, let us know so we can thank you and confirm where you would like to designate your support.

Learn more about planned gifts.

For many in the business community, an investment in St. Norbert College’s present is an investment in their own future. St. Norbert graduates enter the workforce exceptionally well prepared, with a global mindset, carefully honed skills and the ability to react nimbly to change. Supporting the college means supporting new generations of leadership, and building the brain trust that will help shape not only our corner of Wisconsin, but the world.

Many of our community partners also sponsor college events, including arts programming, speakers’ series, college sports and campus-wide events.

To discuss opportunities to partner with the college, contact Amy Kundinger, director of business engagement, at amy.kundinger@snc.edu.

Faculty and staff are the heart and soul of St. Norbert College. Many of us spend the better part of our adult lives serving the institution and its students. We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence and our passion fuels its achievement, day in and day out.

For more than a century, these gifts of time and talent have made a profound impact on the students who have called St. Norbert home.

The gift of treasure, too, is something many of us share for the benefit of our students. Through such giving, we join forces with the thousands of alumni, families and friends who enable the college to thrive. Our giving is important in a real sense – donated funds are essential for the college’s financial health – but also in a symbolic sense, because like our other gifts, they make it plain that we value the institution, its mission and its vision.

Faculty and staff giving can take many forms, and can be either unrestricted or dedicated to a particular program or campus cause. (For more information about gift designations or directed giving and programs you can support, contact Emily VanderLinden at emily.vanderlinden@snc.edu.)

Ways to give

• You can give online, at any time.
• You can give via payroll deduction, to easily integrate giving into your overall budgeting.
• You can leave a legacy gift to the college through your estate planning, with numerous options including bequests, charitable remainder trusts and insurance proceeds. Reach out to Amy McNeely, our director of legacy and gift planning, at amy.mcneely@snc.edu to discuss opportunities.

Many employers offer matching-gift options that can double the value of your donation. Your human resources office can confirm your employer’s participation.

Transfers of stock and other appreciated assets may also be made to the college, and may have significant tax advantages for you as a donor. You will need the college’s account information to make a transfer. For more information about a gift of stock, please advancement@snc.edu for more information.