Endowment

The University Musical Society (UMS) is in its first-ever fundraising campaign, with a major goal to raise significant endowment funds to protect UMS from an increasingly erratic arts funding environment.

UMS is the only university presenter in the U.S. to receive endowment challenge grants from two of the leading national arts foundations in the first year of their respective programs. These challenge grants will multiply the impact of endowment gifts, providing UMS with $1.50 for every $1.00 an individual designates to endowment.

The Campaign for UMS is part of The Michigan Difference campaign. A gift to UMS counts toward the University of Michigan's fundraising campaign, and a gift to the University can be designated to UMS.