Join Our Donor Community
To continue our mission to promote fair-minded and respectful understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ for Latter-day Saints and other branches of Mormonism, we need your support.
Opportunities to Give
Support UVA Mormon Studies as a whole or channel your contribution to specific program initiatives. Learn more about your giving options below.
You can make checks (QCDs or otherwise) out to “The College Foundation of UVA” and put your designation (see below) in the memo line.
Mailing Address
The College Foundation of the University of Virginia
P.O. Box 37963
Boone, Iowa 50037
Tax ID # 54-2009312
Designations
Mormon Studies Annual Fund
For donors who want to provide holistic program support. The immediate-use Annual Fund maintains the program day-to-day and is ideal for donations under $20k.
Bushman Program Endowment
For donors who want to provide holistic program support. The Bushman Program Endowment creates long-term support for foundational programs like fellowships, library acquisitions, and annual conferences.
Joseph Smith Lecture Endowment
Each fall, our program sponsors a public lecture on religious liberty and civic leadership. Past speakers include President Dallin Oaks and Senator Tim Kaine. Your gift can directly support the endowment and ensure continued funding for this nationally-esteemed series.
Clyde Research Fellowship
Support the Hal M. and Aileen H. Clyde Research Fellowship for original scholarly research in our expansive collection on the subjects of Mormonism and gender.
Lester E. and Yvonne Snow Bush Endowment
Contribute to the establishment of this endowment, which may support student and scholar initiatives in Mormon Studies like a graduate and undergraduate fellows’ program, PhD student funding, a luncheon lecture series, and greater library accessibility.
Made Possible by Our Donors
100+
Students enrolled in courses exploring Mormonism annually
11,000+
Materials included in the Mormon Studies Collection
11
Joseph Smith Lectures since 2015
$10,000
In research fellowships granted annually
I feel honored that there would be a Mormon Studies Chair established at this university, in a program that is perhaps the premier Religious Studies program in the country. . . . I want to express my support, and thank all those who have supported and made it possible.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints