NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE
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Endowments are crucial to the stability and longevity of Notre Dame’s athletics programs because they ensure the financial coverage of: •
Rising costs of higher education and NCAA scholarship requirements
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Competitive salaries for the recruitment and retention of the nation’s top coaches
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Expansion of student-athlete academic and healthcare resources
Additionally, the Notre Dame Athletics business model is such that every year, a significant portion of athletics-generated revenue is contributed to the larger University. With such an increasing cost environment, endowment funding is the only way to create a long-term solution to ensure Notre Dame is positioned to excel at the highest levels — today and tomorrow.
OUR GREATEST AREAS OF NEED
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Notre Dame seeks endowment gifts in three critical areas: GRANTS-IN-AID (SCHOLARSHIPS)
Gifts of grants-in-aid offset the athletics program’s most important and pressing need, meeting scholarship obligations for more than 320 student-athletes per year. COACHING POSITIONS
Gifts that go toward the leadership of Notre Dame Athletics are critical in recruiting and retaining top talent, providing stability and resources for the positions both now and for coaches to come in the future. EXCELLENCE
At times, staying competitive at the national level in every sport can become an arms race. Gifts for budgetary needs promote excellence across the athletics department and enhance the student-athlete experience by ensuring that the cost of the newest equipment, technology, training, and facilities are covered.
ENDOWMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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GRANTS-IN-AID
COACHES
EXCELLENCE
$1M - $3M
$1.5M - $10M+
$1.5M - $10M
Quarterback Position
Head Football Coach
Director of Athletics
$3 million
$10 million
$10 million
Football Position
Head Basketball Coaches
Student-Athlete Welfare/
$1.5 million
and Football Coordinators
Development and Sports
$5 million
Medicine
Non-Football Position $1 million
$10 million Olympic Sport Head Coaches and Football
Strength and Conditioning,
Assistant Coaches
and Compliance
$3 million
$5 million
Assistant Coaches
Director’s Position
$1.5 million
$1.5 million
GIFTS OF $100,000+
In addition to the naming opportunities, endowment gifts starting at the $100k level will provide significant resources that reduce the need for annual gifts. Each endowed gift will be reinvested and eventually grow to have a larger impact. Such endowments can be established at the following levels which are consistent with University milestones. • $100,000
• $250,000
• $500,000
• $1,000,000
THE BENEFACTOR EXPERIENCE
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In return for their incredible generosity, endowment benefactors of Notre Dame Athletics will receive an unsurpassed experience in connecting with the Fighting Irish, and will be granted access to unique opportunities such as the following:
TRAVEL WITH TEAM
DINNER WITH TEAM AND COACHES
ACCESS TO PRACTICE
ACCESS TO COACHES AND TEAM MEETINGS
OFFICIAL TEAM GEAR
IN-GAME SIDELINE ACCESS
POST-GAME LOCKER ROOM ACCESS
PREMIUM SEATING OPTIONS
OLYMPIC SPORTS SEASON PASSES
ONE-ON-ONE STUDENT-ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT
VIP DONOR TRIPS
PERMANENT RECOGNITION IN STADIUM & ND MEDIA
*Access to different events and experiences varies depending on the level of the endowment gift