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Invest in the Mission. Transform Lives.

Every gift to Charleston Southern University is an investment in students whose lives are being shaped to lead with excellence, integrity, and faith. Through the generosity of alumni, parents, churches, businesses, foundations, and friends, Charleston Southern continues to prepare graduates who are equipped to serve their communities, their professions, and the Kingdom of God.

As an independent Christian university, philanthropy plays a vital role in advancing our mission. Private support provides scholarships that make a Christ- centered education accessible, strengthens academic programs, enhances the student experience, supports faculty innovation, and ensures our campus continues to grow for future generations.

The impact of giving extends far beyond today’s students. Every contribution helps cultivate servant leaders who are prepared to influence the world through faith, learning, and service.

Whether you choose to support student scholarships, academic excellence, athletics, campus priorities, or an area that is personally meaningful to you, your generosity creates opportunities that would not otherwise be possible.

Together, we are advancing the mission of Charleston Southern University and preparing the next generation to honor God, serve others, and lead with purpose.

Thank you for partnering with Charleston Southern University. Your generosity is making a lasting difference. If you have questions about giving or would like to discuss how you can make an impact, we invite you to contact theOffice of University Advancement at advancement@csuniv.edu or 843-863-7513.

We look forward to partnering with you to transform lives through Christian higher education.

Ways To Give

Charleston Southern Fund

The Charleston Southern Fund is our annual fund that provides unrestricted scholarship support for students. Every gift to the Charleston Southern Fund goes directly to help students receive their education at CSU.

Buy a Brick Program

Personalizing a brick is a great way to celebrate your academic achievements at Charleston Southern, to commemorate friendships and memories made, to honor your favorite faculty or staff member or to memorialize a loved one. Our current and future alumni, as well as faculty, staff, coaches, parents and friends of the university are encouraged to personalize a brick on the Reflection Pond walkway.

CSU Society

The CSU Society unites Charleston Southern University’s most dedicated annual supporters, passionately advancing the mission of a Christ-centered education. Through their generous contributions, members provide essential resources that enhance every aspect of the CSU experience, empowering student scholarships, enriching academic programs, and inspiring campus initiatives that foster both learning and spiritual growth.

As a community of dedicated supporters, CSU Society members play a crucial role in helping students discover their purpose, strengthen their faith, and develop into leaders who make a lasting impact for Christ. Through their generous contributions, they sustain a Christ-centered education that prepares graduates to serve and lead with excellence.

Buc Club

There are many levels of giving available that can assist with student-athletic scholarships and increase the Buccaneer spirit! With 16 teams in action throughout the year, this opportunity is ideal for all sports lovers.

Endowed Gifts

Endowed gifts are gifts that continue giving year after year through scholarships, professorships, academic chairs and other academic areas of interest. When you establish an endowed gift, you decide the criteria for the recipient and make a profound impact in the recipient’s educational pursuit.

The Legacy Society

Giving to the university through planned giving passes on your values for generations to come.

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