Harris-Stowe Foundation, Inc.

Invest in HSSU, Invest in the LOU!

By giving to Harris-Stowe State University, you have a direct impact on our scholars’ HBCU experience. All donations received will go to our Annual Fund, which provides scholarships, awards, and other financial support to students, underfunded faculty research, and program initiatives.

Most importantly, your donation is an investment in St. Louis! Your gift develops home-grown talent that stays in the region.

Over 10,000 Harris-Stowe State University alumni live in the state of Missouri, mainly St. Louis and St. Louis Metro.

Gift’s aren’t one size fits all, make the gift that’s right for you!

$$$: Rep your year. Make donation ending with your graduation year (E.I. $95 for the C/O 1995)

$167: In honor of 167 years of potential, possibility and power make a gift of $167 or challenge your friends to donate for a total of $167.

• $27.83: Challenge 5 alumni to match your gift for a total of $167
• $41.75: Challenge 3 alumni to match your gift for a total of $167
• $83.50: Challenge an alumni to match your gift for a total of $167

$250: Cover book fees for a student. 

$500: Sponsor a student’s campus life by covering their activity fees.

$1000+: Sponsor a student through a scholarship level gift

Together our impact it is much stronger! Make a gift and challenge your network to help increase the impact with a gift of their own. When deciding on your gift find a sweet spot, stretch a bit, then pass the baton.  

Institution Demographics

Gender:

• Female: 69%
• Male: 31%

Ethnicity:

• African American/Black- 82%
• U.S. Non-Resident- 5%
• Multiracial- 4%
• Unknown- 4%
• Caucasian/White- 3%
• Hispanic- 2%

By Residence:

• In-State- 61%
• Out-State- 35%
• International- 5%