A Bryant University student holds down her graduation cap during Commencement.
A Bryant University student holds down her graduation cap during Commencement.

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Ensuring Our Future

The endowment powers success today — and strength for generations.

Building the Endowment

For more than 160 years, Bryant has opened doors that change lives. Now, we’re building upon the strong foundation that will keep them open for generations to come. 

An endowment isn’t just a fund. It powers scholarships that change trajectories, professorships that spark discovery, and programs that push boundaries. 

Growing Bryant’s endowment means freedom to dream big, plan smart, and move fast no matter what the future throws our way. It’s how we recruit brilliant minds, invest in innovation, and deliver on the promise of Vision 2030 and beyond. 

Every endowed gift is a legacy of motion — an investment in impact that never stops working. 

Because at Bryant, we don’t just want to endure. 

We’re here to thrive — for the next 160 years and the next 160 after that.

Bar Graph showing the growth of the endowment from 2015-2025

Why Your Investment Matters

When you invest in Bryant, you become a partner in the University’s future. Your support directly enhances the student experience, strengthens academic excellence, and brings Vision 2030 to life on campus, in classrooms, and across the Bryant community.

This is philanthropy in action — and it’s making a difference today.

executive in Residence Vimbai Masiyiwa '17 sits with moderator, Professor Mike Roberto as part of a conversation with students.
Bryant students explore Times Square in NYC.
Bright green and red subway cars during commute.

The Bryant Fund

Flexible Support. Immediate Impact. Lasting Momentum.

The Bryant Fund is the University’s most powerful source of unrestricted support — providing the flexibility to invest where resources are needed most and where opportunity is greatest.

Gifts to the Bryant Fund help Bryant respond to emerging priorities, strengthen core programs, and advance Vision 2030 initiatives that tuition alone cannot support. This is philanthropy that goes to work immediately — enriching every aspect of the student experience and sustaining the momentum of a university on the rise.

By supporting the Bryant Fund, donors make a direct investment in student success, academic excellence, and a vibrant campus community — today and for the future.

The Bryant Fund In Action

Supporting a Growing Student Community

In 2025, Bryant welcomed the largest first-year class in University history — a 20% increase from the previous year. The Bryant Fund provides essential resources to support this growing on-campus population, ensuring students have access to the programs, spaces, and services they need to thrive.

A Legacy that Moves Forward

Every gift is a legacy of motion — an investment that grows, strengthens, and creates impact year after year, generation after generation. It ensures that Bryant doesn’t just endure. It ensures that Bryant thrives.

For the next 160 years — and the next 160 after that.

Gift → Growth → Annual → Payout → Perpetual Support

1. Your Gift
You make an endowed donation that becomes part of Bryant’s long-term financial strength.

2. The Endowment Grows
Funds are invested responsibly to generate sustainable annual returns.

3. Annual Support
A portion of that growth supports scholarships, faculty, programs, and innovation every year.

4. Perpetual Impact
The principal remains intact — generating support forever.