Annual & Planned Gifts

Law School Annual Fund. You can make your online gift HERE. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted.

Or mail (check payable to Marquette Law School):

Marquette University
University Advancement
PO Box 7013
Carol Stream IL 60197-7013

Woolsack Society. For more than a half century, the Woolsack Society has been the Law School's premier donor-recognition society. It celebrates gifts of $2,000 or more to any Law School fund or to the Law School on an annual basis or, in the case of recent alumni, an amount that is correlated to the year of graduation. Gifts of $2,500 ($500 above the Woolsack Society entry level) also qualify donors for inclusion in the President's Society (the new annual-giving university-recognition society which includes an invitation to the President's Picnic and other special considerations and communications throughout the year).

Woolsack Society Recent Alumni Giving Scale (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025)

(year of graduation)

2024 = $25

2023 = $35

2022 = $50

2021 = $75

2020 = $100

2019 = $125

2018 = $150

2017 = $175

2016 = $200

2015 = $250

2014 = $300

2013 = $400

2012 = $500

2011 = $700

2010 = $750

2009 = $1,000

2008 = $2,000

 

You can make your Woolsack Society level gift online HERE. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted.

Or mail (check payable to Marquette Law School):

Marquette University
University Advancement
PO Box 7013
Carol Stream IL 60197-7013

Endowed Scholarships. Raising scholarship resources is a top priority. Click HERE to listen to a special message about its importance from Pat Dunphy, L’76, TIME TO RISE Marquette Law School Campaign Chair. When you create an endowed scholarship or add to an existing one, you make the dream of a Marquette Law School education possible. Consider helping us recruit and retain talented students.

Find out how you, too, can make a lasting difference for generations of students by endowing a scholarship with a cash or planned gift/pledge of $50,000 or more. You otherwise could contribute a gift of any size or form to an existing scholarship such as the Diane Blinka Scholarship, Professor James Ghiardi Scholarship, Bishop Perry Diversity Scholarship, or the Veteran’s Scholarship, or choose from others, and thereby grow the fund and strengthen its lasting impact on future recipients. Several classes have endowed scholarships that can be added to: 1978, 1976, 1975, 1973, 1969, 1968, 1961, 1955, 1950, 1949, and 1948. If you’re interested in establishing a scholarship, please feel free to contact Christine Wilczynski-Vogel (christine.wv@marquette.edu) or John Novotny (john.novotny@marquette.edu), they would be happy to assist you.

Date of Gift

Federal law mandates that the date a gift is made is the date of the postmark for mailed checks and the charge date for credit card gifts.


Special Instructions

Link: stock/securities instructions

Link: IRA transfer instructions

Link: Donor Advised Fund instructions

Wire transfer: Call 833-684-0455 or uagiftservices@marquette.edu


Planned Gifts

Planned Giving is not just bequests and can include appreciated stock, real estate; and other gifts that return a benefit to the donor or are payable upon the donor's death, such as:

Charitable gift annuities. A donor makes a gift and the institution remits fixed payments to the donor for the rest of his or her life. Upon the donor's death, the institution retains the remaining balance of the annuity. Charitable remainder trusts operate in a similar fashion.

Charitable lead trusts. This trust pays the institution for a set number of years or over the donor's lifetime. When the trust terminates, the balance is returned to the donor or the donor's heirs.

Life Insurance policies. Donors may designate the institution as a beneficiary or the owner of a policy.

Retirement accounts. Donors may name the institution as the successor beneficiary of all or a portion of their individual retirement account, 401(k), or other retirement plan.

A shared commitment of advancing the Marquette University Law School to new and higher levels of achievement characterizes members of the Legacy Society, a recognition society for those who support Marquette by means of a planned gift.

The Planned Giving Staff is always available to assist you and your attorney or other professional advisor.

If you are considering a bequest ...

Sample Bequest Language …

Unrestricted Bequest: I give to Marquette University, for the benefit of the Law School, a not-for-profit corporation located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (the sum of___________ dollars) or (a specific asset) or (____________% of the remainder of my estate) to be used for its general purposes.

Bequest for a Specific Purpose: I give to Marquette University, for the benefit of the Law School, a not-for-profit corporation located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (the sum of________ dollars) or (a specific asset) or (________% of the remainder of my estate) to be used for ______________ examples: scholarship, a particular college or program).

Bequest for an Endowed Scholarship: I give to Marquette University, for the benefit of the Law School, a not-for-profit corporation located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (the sum of__________ dollars or (a specific asset) or (_______% of the remainder of my estate) to be used to establish the (insert desired name) Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide scholarship for law students. If this gift does not meet the minimum threshold then in place to establish a named endowed scholarship fund at Marquette University ($50,000 minimum currently required), then such gift shall be added to the general fund for endowed scholarships for students in law school.

We encourage you to contact us about your planned gifts to ensure that your gift will benefit the Marquette University Law School in the way you intend.

To find out how you can make a difference shaping the future of Marquette University Law School, please contact:

Christine Wilczynski-Vogel
Associate Dean for External Relations, Events, and Facilities
Phone: (414) 288-3167
E-mail: christine.wv@marquette.edu

John Novotny
Assistant Dean for Development
Phone: (414) 313-7359
E-mail: john.novotny@marquette.edu