Donor Engagement & Support

Ways to Give

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There are several ways to make a gift to Bellarmine

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Support our Students

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.

  • To find out if your company has a matching gift policy click here.
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Areas of Impact

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Funding Initiatives

  • Annual Fund
  • Athletics
  • Endowed Scholarships
  • Other

Every gift, no matter the size, makes a real and lasting difference.

Bellarmine Fund

Giving Societies

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Choose your support

There are many ways you can choose to support Bellarmine.

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Parents Circle

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Boost your impact

The Bellarmine University Parents Circle creates an engaging, informative and fun community for parents of students and alumni.

  • Interactions with key staff
  • VIP seating at select Bellarmine events
  • Tickets to the Knight of Knights Gala
  • The best one: changing lives of students like yours!
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Knight of Excellence

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Bellarmine University will thank our most loyal supporters and celebrate several distinguished members at our annual Knight of Excellence celebration.  

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Bellarmine University has named Bethany Padgett ’19/’25 as its new Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations, leading engagement initiatives that strengthen connections among Bellarmine’s alumni and broader community.

Bellarmine’s 2025 Athletics Month of Giving generated more than $324,000 from 530 donors, marking one of the most successful crowdsourced athletics fundraising initiatives in university history.