Lewis Nash Scholarship Endowment
Lewis Nash Scholarship Endowment
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Jazz, at its heart, is born of African American inspiration and innovation. In a time when our country is experiencing one of the farthest-reaching civil rights movements in history, grappling with its past and present racial inequalities, the Lewis Nash Scholarship was established to create a sustainable resource to support underrepresented students who possess the talent and interest in contributing to the evolution of this American art form. Our students and faculty further the interests of the civil rights movement by sustaining the dialogue between people of all races and ethnicities which has been inherent to the culture of jazz for so long. Your gift provides critical financial support to these students, enabling them to complete their studies without worrying about debt.
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
- The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.
Give yourself the gift of art. It’s one of the greatest choices that you can make to enrich your life and expand your philanthropic capacity. Giving to the arts represents an investment in yourself that will yield returns full of meaning, knowledge, and joy. It’s also one of the greatest gifts that you can give AZ. What kind of a public would we be without arts and culture?”