Annual Giving Funds

There are many ways your annual gift supports Ohio Wesleyan. Please see below for the areas available to designate your gift. Any gift made to one or more of these areas will contribute to annual class and reunion giving totals.

Ohio Wesleyan Fund

The Ohio Wesleyan Fund highlights the greatest areas of need, providing the university with the flexibility to direct support where students need it most. Whether you choose student scholarships, the OWU Connection, or another Ohio Wesleyan Fund designation, you're making the OWU experience possible for today's Bishops.

• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - Area of Greatest Need
• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - Campus Programming
• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - Faculty Development
• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - OWU Connection
• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - Student Scholarships
• Ohio Wesleyan Fund - Emergency Needs

Parents Fund

Like the Ohio Wesleyan Fund, the Parents Fund supports the areas of greatest need, providing direct support for the student experience.

• Parents Fund

Academic Departments and Programs

Gifts to academic departments/programs provide Ohio Wesleyan's academic units with the resources they need to deliver the high-quality OWU education that prepares today's students to be moral leaders for a global society.

• Africana, Gender & Identity Studies
• Ancient, Medieval, & Renaissance Studies
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Data Analytics
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• East Asian Studies
• Economics & Business
• Education
• English
• Environment & Sustainability
• Film Studies
• Fine Arts
• Health and Human Kinetics
• History
• International Studies
• Journalism & Communication
• Latin American Studies
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Neuroscience
• Performing Arts
• Philosophy & Religion
• Physics & Astronomy
• Politics & Government
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Med/Pre-Dental
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Veterinary
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Sociology & Anthropology
• World Languages & Culture
• WOW - Women of Ohio Wesleyan

Team OWU

Gifts to Team OWU provide the Battling Bishops with the resources they need to recruit, train, and compete at their best. Whether you support General Athletics or your favorite team(s), you're helping today's Bishops build upon OWU's tradition of excellence.

• Team OWU – General Athletics
• Team OWU – Women's Athletics
• Team OWU – Men's Baseball
• Team OWU – Men's Basketball
• Team OWU – Men's Cross Country
• Team OWU – Men's Football
• Team OWU – Men's Golf
• Team OWU – Men's Lacrosse
• Team OWU – Men's Soccer
• Team OWU – Men's Tennis
• Team OWU – Men's Track & Field
• Team OWU – Men's Wrestling
• Team OWU – Men's and Women's Swimming
• Team OWU – Women's Basketball
• Team OWU – Women's Cross Country
• Team OWU – Women's Field Hockey
• Team OWU – Women's Golf
• Team OWU – Women's Lacrosse
• Team OWU – Women's Soccer
• Team OWU – Women's Softball 
• Team OWU – Women's Tennis
• Team OWU – Women's Track & Field
• Team OWU – Women's Volleyball