Ways to Give

Your Support, Your Impact

Find Your Place in the Campaign

The Hope Transforms campaign is built on many pathways of support, each designed to match the passions of Belmont’s donors with the University’s greatest needs. From scholarships and faculty endowments to creative spaces and innovative programs, there are opportunities to make both immediate and lasting impact. Explore the areas below to see how your generosity can help Belmont students and faculty thrive.

Make a Gift

Every gift goes a long way towards enriching the lives of our talented students.

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Endowment

Securing Our Future: $300 Million

Endowed gifts create a permanent source of funding that secures Belmont’s future and empowers generations of students and faculty.

  • The Hope Transforms Scholarship Challenge
  • The Johnson Academic Challenge for endowed faculty positions
  • Endowments for Belmont’s 12 Colleges
  • Belmont 4.0 Special Projects / Initiatives
  • Athletics

Capital Investment

Strengthening Our Campus:
$200 Million

Capital projects provide state-of-the-art spaces where students can learn, collaborate and create at the highest level.

  • Curb College Music Row Expansion Project
  • Design / Architecture Spaces — Leu Addition
  • The CORD – Powerhouse
  • College of Music & Performing Arts Rehearsal Spaces — Bunch Addition
Rendering of the Curb on music row building
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Current Use

Addressing Needs, Embracing Opportunities: $200 million

Current-use gifts meet urgent needs and fund opportunities that directly enhance the student experience today.

  • Belmont Innovation Labs
  • Student Impact Fund
  • College Annual Funds / Deans’ Excellence and Innovation Funds
  • Athletics

Character, Creativity & Innovation Framework

Every gift advances Belmont’s educational calling card: Character, Creativity and Innovation.

  • Forming Leaders of Character – Developing students who embody Belmont’s SOUL framework.
  • Cultivating Transformational Creativity – Investing in programs, spaces and storytelling that harness creativity to change lives and industries.
  • Inspiring Innovation – Leveraging Belmont’s strengths to launch solutions that promote human flourishing and position Nashville as a hub for social innovation.

“BELOVED, I PRAY THAT IN ALL RESPECTS YOU MAY PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH, JUST AS YOUR SOUL THRIVES.”

3 John 1:2

Double Your Impact, Transform Lives

Through two powerful challenges,
your gift can go twice as far:

Hope Transforms Scholarship Challenge

Belmont matches all new endowed scholarships of $100,000 or more.

Johnson Academic Challenge

Donor gifts of $1.5–$3 million to endow faculty chairs are matched dollar-for-dollar, creating up to 20 new professorships.

Other Initiatives