Welcome, Niagara University Families!
At Niagara University, we recognize that the commitment of our current families plays a vital role in shaping both the present and future student experience. Your unique talents, meaningful connections, financial support, and valuable perspectives strengthen our community and enrich student life. As partners with the Family Giving team, you help ensure that every student is empowered to thrive, grow, and realize their fullest potential.
How can you help?
Parent & Family Giving
Supporting your child’s college experience has never been easier.
Supporting the FUND is about more than just a donation; it’s a way for families to become active stakeholders in the “Purple Eagle” experience. While tuition covers the essentials of an education, the FUND specifically targets the immediate, daily needs and long-term enhancements that tuition alone doesn’t reach.
Donate to Parent Giving Fund
Parents Council
Council members contribute their time, talent, and treasure to ensure Niagara University maintains the highest standards of education.
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Graduation Giving
Congratulations! Your Purple Eagle is ready to SOAR into the world. Honor your student and their success with a graduation gift.
In the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, we celebrate our graduates by looking toward those following in their footsteps. A graduation gift helps fund the scholarships that make a Niagara education possible for the next generation of leaders. Honor your graduate by opening a door for someone else.
Why is it important to give beyond tuition?
Providing a gift beyond tuition is a powerful way to enhance the quality and accessibility of the Niagara University experience. While tuition covers the “essentials” – professors, electricity, and basic operations – philanthropy is what fuels the “extras” that make a university world-class. You can make that difference today for your student!
Ways to give
There are many ways to give that are convenient for you and your family.
Make a GiftParent Council
In honor of Niagara University’s 170th anniversary, we are proud to announce the launch of the Parents Council. This select cohort of parents and grandparents is dedicated to upholding and advancing our Vincentian mission. As pivotal partners in our growth, council members strengthen the University’s reputation through philanthropic leadership and actively enhance the student experience for the entire Purple Eagle community.
Memberships and Benefits
- Philanthropic Leadership: Members commit to annual gifts starting at $5,000. These funds directly support “micro-projects” that provide immediate, tangible benefits to students during their time on campus.
- Commemorative Giving: Members are encouraged to consider a “Capstone” gift upon their student’s graduation to honor their family’s Niagara journey
- Exclusive Access: Private opportunities with President Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., and University leadership.
- An invitation to the prestigious President’s Dinner in November.
- Athletic Entertainment opportunities throughout the late fall and early spring semesters
- Ambassadorship: Opportunities to represent the University at regional student admissions receptions.
- The Parents Council formally convenes twice annually: once during the fall semester, coinciding with Family Weekend, and again during the spring semester. Virtual options will be available.
