Giving

Support from alumni and friends allows our students to take full advantage of the Drake Law experience.

Scholarships and financial aid provide opportunities for practical experience and professional development that help create successful students.

Thanks to your support, these students graduate with the skills and experience they need to become committed lawyers who advance the profession and change the world for the better.

Every gift matters—regardless of the amount. Your gift shows that you believe in Drake Law School's mission and value the education you received.

Make a Gift

There are many ways to give to Drake Law School that help ensure the continued success of our students and programs.

Credit Card

Use your Visa, Mastercard, or Discover to make a gift online.

Check

Checks should be made payable to Drake University Law School with a note in the memo section specifying your intent to support a project. (For example: Law School Annual Fund or Student Activities)

Please mail your gift to the following address:

Drake University
Office of Alumni and Development
2507 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505

Electronic Fund Transfer

Download the Electronic Fund Transfer Form. Please be sure to designate your gift to the "Law School."

Once completed, return the form to:

Office of Alumni & Development
2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311

Over the Phone

If you wish to give by phone, please call 1-800-44-DRAKE x3704 or locally 515-271-3704.

Matching Gifts

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. Find out if your employer matches gifts.

Stock

Stock gifts can have significant tax advantages. Learn more about making a gift of stock.

Planned Giving

With your good planning, you can support Drake Law School's mission for years to come. For more information on giving through bequests, life income gifts, charitable trusts, and life insurance gifts, visit the planned giving page.

Memorial and Tribute Gifts

Any gift may be designated in memory or honor of a friend, family member, or other. Please include a note of your intent with your gift.

For questions, contact Andrea Solomon, Drake Law School Major Gift Officer, at 515-271-1956 or andrea.solomon@drake.edu.

Help provide access to opportunities for future generations of students by making a gift to the Drake Law School Annual Fund today.

Giving to the Drake Law School Annual Fund helps support the most immediate needs of the Law School. And under our independent budget model, you can be certain that your gift directly impacts Drake Law School.

When you give to the Annual Fund, your gift supports:

Law School programs
Student scholarships
Student organizations, journals, and activities such as Moot Court/Mock Trial
Faculty retention and research
Guest lecturers
Technology updates and building maintenance

Make a gift to the Drake Law School Annual Fund.

These unrestricted gifts are crucial to enhancing the Drake Law experience. The Annual Fund builds a stronger financial foundation, positioning the Law School to act on opportunities, prevail over economic uncertainties, and remain competitive on a national level.

*Drake's fiscal year is July 1-June 30. For recognition purposes, all gifts made between these dates will be counted.

For questions, contact Andrea Solomon, Drake Law School Advancement Officer, at 515-271-1956 or andrea.solomon@drake.edu.

The Gavel recognizes alumni and friends who have generously given to ensure the continued success of the Law School’s programs and initiatives.

Open The Gavel full-screen on ISSUU here.

Drake Law School is proud to honor alumni and friends who provide significant support to the Law School with membership in our donor societies.

Leland S. Forrest Society

The Leland S. Forrest Society recognizes the generosity of those donors who personally commit a gift of $2,500 or more to the Law School Annual Fund or a restricted Law School account. Matching gifts do count toward membership.

The Leland S. Forrest Society honors the contributions of Leland Stanford Forrest, former Drake Law School professor and dean. Upon his death in 1970, Leland S. Forrest left a substantial endowment generating significant scholarship assistance each year for particularly meritorious law students enrolling in the Drake Law School.

Bonnie and Lewis McNurlen Consecutive Giving Society

The Bonnie and Lewis McNurlen Consecutive Giving Society recognizes those who make gifts to Drake University of any amount and for any purpose in two or more consecutive years.

Once you make a gift for two consecutive years, you become a member of the society and remain a member as long as you make a gift in each successive fiscal year to any area of Drake and in any amount.

President's Circle

The President's Circle recognizes those alumni and friends who give gifts of $1000 or more to the Drake Law School Annual Fund in a fiscal year.

If you’ve graduated in the past 10 years, you can become an associate member of the President’s Circle with annual gifts to the Annual Fund based on your graduation year:

2026—$100
2025—$200
2024—$300
2023—$400
2022—$500
2021—$600
2020—$700
2019—$800
2018—$900

Drake University holds the annual Francis Marion Drake Society Dinner to honor members of the President's Circle.

Old Main Society

The Old Main Society recognizes donors who have made gifts of $1,000 or more to Drake Law School in support of capital or endowed projects.

Membership in The Old Main Society confers the same benefits as membership in the President’s Circle and is extended to those generous donors who have designated their support to an area other than the annual fund.

Chancellor’s Elm Society

The Chancellor’s Elm Society honors alumni and friends who make a planned gift to Drake University. Examples of planned gifts include charitable bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, charitable gifts of life insurance, charitable beneficiary designations, and other gift planning vehicles.