Investing in Championship-Level Competition
The YSR Fund for Athletic Excellence ensures every Sewanee Tiger has the resources they need to compete at the highest level.
How Your Gift Works
Sewanee's 26 varsity programs and 600+ student-athletes rely on both team-specific support and shared infrastructure. Your gift is allocated accordingly:
- 85% to your chosen team—equipment, recruiting, and operations
- 15% to the Fund for Athletic Excellence—training and sports medicine, strength and conditioning, team travel, facilities, and student-athlete support
Prefer to support everyone at once? Give 100% directly to the YSR Fund for Athletic Excellence.
A message from Director of Athletics John Shackelford
Ways to Give
- Give to Your Favorite Team: On the giving online form, you can designate your favorite team. Then, 85% goes to directly to the team, 15% goes to the YSR Fund.
- Give to the YSR Fund for Athletic Excellence: When you designate the YSR Fund, 100% goes to shared resources for all 26 programs.
- Make a Major Gift: For capital projects or significant investments, contact our advancement team. Contact John Whaling
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is Sewanee doing this?
It reflects how our athletics program actually works. Teams need both their own resources and shared infrastructure. It's also standard practice at peer institutions. - Can I still give 100% to my team?
The 85/15 split applies to all annual gifts. For major or capital gifts, contact our advancement team to direct your gift individually.
