Answering the Call Since 1857: Welcome to The Roll Call
As we prepare to celebrate Harris-Stowe’s 170th anniversary in October 2027, the Office of Institutional Advancement is proud to launch the newly reimagined unrestricted Annual Fund: The Roll Call.
The phrase – “Roll Call” – meaning to be present and accounted for-has been an essential piece of the Hornet identity since our founding as a teacher’s college in 1857. Today, The Roll Call serves as our collective response to the financial hurdles facing our students. It provides the University with the unrestricted flexibility to immediately support our campus community. Every gift designated to The Roll Call empowers our mission:
Sustains Financial Aid
Keeps bright minds enrolled when unexpected financial gaps or outstanding tuition balance threaten their educational experience.
Recruits and Retains Faculty
Ensures our classrooms are led by world-class educators and mentors who want to teach. 
Join our Annual Giving Societies
Each year, the Roll Call honors donors who step forward as philanthropic leader through their annual contributions. Their generosity allows the University the financial flexibility and the ability to respond to the most pressing needs.
All members receive exclusive communications, an invite to an annual virtual conversation with a HSSU administrator or faculty member and special recognition during Commencement and Homecoming.
Hornet Society –A distinction based on annual support totaling $1,000-$4,999.99
Brown and Gold Society – A distinction based on annual support totaling $5,000-$9.999.99
President’s Society- A distinction based on annual support totaling $10,000-$24,999.99
1857 Society – A distinction based on annual support totaling $25,000 or more
Funds Innovative Programs:
Builds cutting-edge student opportunities, including advancement for our upcoming STEM Building, opening in Fall 2027. 
Ways to Give Securely Online and Offline
There are many ways to give to The Roll Call---and every gift helps support student life at Harris-Stowe. Find the one that’s right for you.
Make a fast, secure, tax-deductible gift today through the Official HSSU Giving Portal.
Set up automated monthly or quarterly contributions online to provide sustained, predictable aid for our students.
Speak direct with a staff member to process your credit card contribution by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at (314) 340-3386.
Double the power of your donation! Check if your employer participates by using the HSSU Matching Gifts Search tool.
Other Annual Giving Opportunities
Athletics
Provides the tools necessary to help our student-athletes perform at the highest level in competition, the classroom and the community.
Professional Colleges and School Funds
School specific gifts directly support the individual priorities of each professional school. The College of Education, The College of Arts and Science, College of STEM, Anheuser Busch School of Business (Operating Budget)
Student Emergency Fund
Provides compassionate, short term financial assistance to students who encounter unforeseen financial emergencies that affects classroom responsibilities and impacts the student ability to meet basic needs. The goal of these funds is to prevent one small emergency or unexpected expense from derailing a student’s progress towards their degree.
Reunion Giving
Celebrated every five years after graduation, reunion will be an opportunity to reconnect with old classmates and commemorate HSSU experience with a Reunion Class Gift through the Annual Fund. Each reunion class will set a dollar and participation goal to send a powerful message that your class is committed to the ongoing vibrancy of HSSU.
Send a check or money order payable to the Harris-Stowe Foundation, Inc. to – Harris–Stowe State Foundation, Inc. PO Box 8007, St. Louis, MO 63156-8007
Securities Gifts – Transfer appreciated stocks to avoid capital gains taxes while claiming a full charitable deduction.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs): Grant fund distribution directly to the fund.
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Donors aged 701/2 or older can lower their taxable income by directing a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly to HSSU.
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