Make a Gift
Please complete the secure online giving form below to make a one-time gift to Seminary of the Southwest.
You will receive an email confirmation and receipt when you have completed your transaction.
Annual Fund
In order to keep tuition affordable, the Annual Fund must provide 14% of the revenue required for faculty salaries, library acquisitions, student support, chapel and classroom resources, and programs for learning and formation.
Gifts are made to the seminary each year by alumni/ae, friends and parishes and range from $25 to $25,000. Every gift is important.
Donor Levels and Descriptions
John Hines Legacy Society
Bequests and other planned gifts increase the seminary's endowment, thereby strengthening our mission to prepare leaders for the Church throughout the years. The value of this particular gift grows with each generation of seminarians. Such as gift is truly a legacy.
Freeman Society
The Right Reverend George Washington Freeman, Missionary Bishop of the Southwest, was elected in 1844. The Seminary of the Southwest can trace its roots to Bishop Freeman who provided for the private study for Holy Orders when the Diocese of Texas was organized in 1850.
The Freeman Society, a gift club at the $25,000 and above level:
Gillette Society
The Reverend Charles Gillette, 1813-1869, was a missionary to Texas and tirelessly worked toward the establishment of a seminary in Austin. The lack of means and support postponed the fulfillment of his goal.
The Gillette Society, a gift club at the $10,000 and above level:
Founders Society
The Right Reverend Clinton Quin, Bishop of Texas, and the Right Reverend John Hines, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas, shared a vision for a seminary being established in the southwest after World War II. Both were instrumental in bringing this vision to fulfillment.
The Founders Society, a gift club at the $5,000 and above level:
Villavaso Society
The estate donated for the site of the Seminary of the Southwest was given in loving memory of Ernest Villavaso, Jr., who died as a young man.
The Villavaso Society, a gift club of $2,500 and above level:
Rather Society
This society honors the family who built the estate, Rather House, and donated it and its block square site to the Seminary of the Southwest after World War II.
The Rather Society, a gift club at the $1,000 and above level:
Blandy Society
The Very Reverend Gray Blandy was the first Dean of the Seminary.
The Blandy Society, a gift club at the $500 and above level:
Seminary Cross Society
The Seminary Cross distinctively stands outside the chapel for all people passing by, as well as forming a reflective background for the altar within the chapel.
The Seminary Cross Society, a gift club at the $250 and above level:
Live Oak Society
This society is named for the live oak trees, true beauties of creation, that shade the seminary campus.
The Live Oak Society, a gift club at the $100 and above level:
Contact Us
Office of Institutional Advancement
Seminary of the Southwest
501 East 32nd
P.O. Box 2247 (mail)
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: 512-472-4133
Fax: 512-472-3098
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 - 5:00
Ben Chandler
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
512-472-4133 ext. 326
Tara Holley
Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
512.439.0355
Adrian Matthys
Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
512.439.0333
Daniel Hope
Donor Relations Coordinator
512-439.0397
