The Augustana Fund

A gift to The Augustana Fund is a tax-deductible annual investment in the university. Your gift supports current campus priorities, positively impacting every aspect of academic and student life. The Augustana Fund gifts help create bold futures for the Vikings of today!

The Augustana Fund is the heart of annual giving and provides the flexibility to address unexpected needs, explore new opportunities and remain competitive. The Annual Fund ensures a critical margin of support for educational costs not funded through tuition.

The Annual Fund enables us to provide student scholarships, advance technology on campus, enhance the arts, athletic and campus ministry programs and provide an exceptional academic and student life experience for our students. Your ongoing support of this program helps to distinguish Augustana as one of the region's premier universities.

Making a Gift to The Augustana Fund:

Respond to a direct mail appeal or mail a gift in care of:

Augustana University Office of Advancement
2001 S. Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

Contact the Office of Advancement at 1.800.727.2844 or 605.274.5521 to provide a gift. Payments can be allocated on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or yearly basis.
Arrange a matching gift from your employer. To see if your company offers this benefit to its employees, visit matchinggifts.com/augie.

The Augustana Fund FAQs:

Where can I designate my unrestricted gifts to Augustana University?

The Augustana Fund is the university's comprehensive annual giving initiative that supports current operations. Donors may designate their gifts to areas of emphasis with which they have strong affinity including: scholarships, campus priorities, the arts, athletics, campus ministry, academic programs, the library and Center for Western Studies.

Why is unrestricted giving important?

Annual unrestricted giving is one of the university’s top fundraising priorities and plays a critical role in enhancing the quality of education at Augustana. Consider making your first gift each year to The Augustana Fund wherein gifts can be used immediately where and when they are needed most. Gifts to The Augustana Fund allow the university increased flexibility in providing the highest quality liberal arts education to our students. It would take $20 million in additional endowment to match the yearly income of The Augustana Fund.

The true champions of Augustana are those connected alumni and friends who support Augustana in both spirit and in action. Thank you for being a champion!

Why does Augustana need annual support?

Augustana’s mission to provide an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world cannot be achieved through tuition dollars alone. For this reason, Augustana appreciates the alumni, parents and friends who provide annual gifts which allow the university to meet challenges and pursue new opportunities.

What are Augustana’s most critical priorities?

Scholarships and Financial Aid

For many of our students, accessing financial aid and merit scholarships is a pivotal moment in their decision to attend and remain at Augustana. In fact, 100% of Augustana undergraduate students receive merit, talent or need-based scholarships and financial aid. When all student aid awards are considered, AU provides millions of dollars every year for student financial aid. The Augustana Fund helps us keep those tuition aid awards competitive. The bottom line? Gifts to The Augustana Fund make it possible for students to achieve an AU education. Help us educate tomorrow’s servant leaders by giving today.
Campus Priorities

A gift to The Augustana Fund ensures the priorities of the university are continually met to allow our students to enjoy the best experience both academically and through student life. Your gift enables Augustana to maintain and enhance ongoing improvements to the campus — which improve life for current students and makes Augustana attractive to prospective students.

Why is participation so important?

How do matching gifts work?

If you or your spouse work for a company that matches charitable contributions from employees, you may be able to double or even triple the value of your gift. To learn if your company participates and for additional details, please visit our dedicated site, matchinggifts.com/augie. Forms are available through your company’s human resources department. To ensure proper crediting and distribution of your gift, or if you have any questions regarding matching gifts, please contact:

Dawn Krumvieda

Director of Development Operations

dawn.krumvieda@augie.edu • 605.274.4425

How can I make a gift to The Augustana Fund?

Give Online
- To provide an online gift, visit augielink.com/gift. We accept payments from Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express.
Mail in a Gift
- Send your gifts in care of:
  Augustana University, Office of Development
  2001 S. Summit Avenue
  Sioux Falls, SD 57197
  
  In the memo line of your check indicate "Augustana Fund"
Contact the Office of Development
- Call 800.727.2844 or 605.274.5521 to provide a pledge or gift through credit card. Payments can be allocated on a monthly, quarterly, biannual or yearly basis. Gifts can also be made via automated bank draft, wire transfer and stocks and real properties.
Use Thrivent Choice Dollars
- Thrivent Choice Dollars are also an easy way to give to something important to you. As a Thrivent benefit member, you can direct your Choice Dollars to Augustana. For more information about how to give, contact your local Thrivent Financial representative, call 1.800.847.4836 or visit thrivent.com/thriventchoice.

Whom may I contact for more information about The Augustana Fund?