THE ANNUAL FUND
The unrestricted annual gifts made by alumni and friends provide essential support to the Law School’s operating budget. Such gifts fund our general operations and provide us with the flexibility to react to opportunities that arise throughout the year. In addition to the core unrestricted annual fund and the Weinfeld Program, our prestigious annual giving society, we also offer annual opportunities to support the Root-Tilden-Kern, Wallace Tax and LRAP programs.
Participation in annual giving at all levels is a chance to join a community of alumni and friends and have an exponential impact on our resources. For example, an annual gift of $5,000 is equivalent to the yearly income from a $100,000 endowment fund.
Giving through this channel also has a collateral benefit; a high rate of participation in the annual fund provides evidence to potential outside contributors, such as foundations, that our own alumni contribute to the many projects we undertake each year in support of the Law School’s larger mission. A little does go a long way.