Naming Opportunities

Named Gift Opportunities

You may use your donation to memorialize a loved one, honor friends or put your family name in a permanent spot on campus. These are some of the capital and programmatic Named Gift Opportunities that donors may choose from in recognition of gifts at the following levels:

Opportunities benefiting instruction in Arts and/or Academic disciplines:
    Endow an Arts Camp Scholarship - $50,000
    Endow an Arts Academy Scholarship - $75,000
    Named Faculty Teaching Endowment  - $100,000 per discipline
    Endow a Division Chair - $2,000,000

Opportunities benefiting Campus Life and Campus Facilities:
    Renovated Cabins - $15,000
    Camp Division Headquarters Buildings - $25,000
    Camp Waterfronts (4) - $50,000
    Dressing Room in New Upton-Morley Pavilion - $50,000
    Living Rooms (2) in DeRoy Residence Hall - $100,000
    Stage at Upton-Morley Pavilion - $500,000
    Residence Halls - $1,000,000

Opportunities benefiting Creative Writing instruction:
    Classrooms - $25,000
    Literary Publications Room - $50,000
    The Great Room - $250,000
    Endow an Artist-in-Residence - $450,000

Opportunities benefiting Dance Instruction:
    Director’s Office - $50,000
    Named Guest Choreographer Fund - $75,000
    Named Costume + Set Design Fund - $100,000

Opportunities benefiting Motion Picture Arts instruction:
    Edit Rooms (4) - $10,000
    Sponsor Annual International Student Film Festival - $25,000
    Division Director’s Office - $50,000
    Endow an Artist-in-Residence - $450,000

Opportunities benefiting Music instruction:
    Practice Rooms in Picasso Residence Hall - $5,000 each
    Division Director’s Office - $50,000
    Named Guest Faculty Fund - $100,000
    Endowed Instrument Maintenance - $100,000
    World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) Principal Chairs - $300,000
    Original Fieldstone Practice Building (near Frohlich) - $1,000,000

Opportunities benefiting Theatre instruction:
    Harvey Theatre Office - $25,000
    Phoenix Lobby - $50,000
    Harvey Theatre - Corridors (Stage Right & Stage Left) - $75,000
    Named Guest Faculty Fund - $100,000
    Harvey Theatre Movement Classroom - $250,000
    Harvey Set Construction Area - $500,000

Opportunities benefiting Visual Arts instruction:
    Director’s Office - $50,000
    Seasonal Ceramics Studio - $200,000
    Metalsmithing Lab in Dow Center for Visual Arts - $250,000
    Endow Artist-in-Residence - $450,000
    Printmaking Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts - $500,000
    Gallery in Dow Center for Visual Arts - $1,500,000

Learn more about naming opportunities in the Herbert H. & Barbara C. Dow Center for Visual Arts >>

Opportunities for College for Creative Arts:
    Classrooms (3) - $100,000
    Lobby - $200,000
    Garden Patio & Surrounding Area - $250,000

Opportunities for Interlochen Public Radio:
    Community transmitter stations - IPR Lobby location - $60,000
    Studio + Control Room Suites - $80,000
    “Live from Studio A” - music performance and recording studio - $250,000
    Community Reporting Endowment - $250,000
    IPR Studio + Office Complex - $500,000

To discuss these or additional Named Gift Opportunities, please contact the Advancement Office at 231.276.7623 or Associate Vice President, Advancement, Beth Stoner at 231.276.7617. Read more about the people who have invested in our campus >>