THE 2030 VISION: TO BE THE BEST
COLLEGIATE CLUB ROWING PROGRAM
IN THE COUNTRY.

Funding the Endowment

The budget for the Men’s program, for the last few years, has been $300,000 per year. In order to reach and maintain a position as the top club university rowing program in the country, we must increase the annual budget to $600,000 in the coming years. A $10 million endowment will yield interest in perpetuity of approximately $400,000 annually, two-thirds of the annual budget.

This will enable investments in four strategic areas:

1. The Student-Athletes
Reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of daily operations currently paid by the rowers and continue building the scholarships to reduce the costs of tuition and living expenses for those in need.

2. Coaching Leadership
Increase our investment in coaching leadership, including a full-time head coach supported by a full-time frosh coach to better develop our young student-athletes.

3. Equipment/Technology
Consistently provide competitive racing and training boats, oars and equipment, replacing two major boats each year.

4. Consistent Presence at Key Regattas
Consistently participate in key national and international regattas to be visible, strengthen recruiting, and maintain credibility.

Progress Towards the Vision
In 2022, we assembled an esteemed group of coaches, world rowing experts, fundraising specialists, and FOUR board members for the purpose of creating a strategy to free us from the current cycle of constant fundraising and structural limitations.

The solution and plan
Fund the team for life through an endowment and realize the 2030 vision. Our rowing alumni have always been very supportive of the program, and this endowment effort is a concerted and coordinated campaign to ensure the long-term viability and vitality of our program.