Support the USC Leonard Davis School - USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Close Search Support the USC Leonard Davis School Support the USC Leonard Davis School The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is the world’s leading institution dedicated to aging research, education and service as well as the oldest and largest school of its type in the world. Your support helps the Leonard Davis School continue to innovate, educate and elucidate the mysteries and challenges of aging. Gifts to the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology help generate new knowledge, service to the community and develop the best and brightest scholars and leaders in aging research, policy and industry. Our mission is to promote healthy aging for everyone. Your vital support helps us provide the world’s leading education, research and outreach in the fields of aging and geroscience. Thanks to gifts from our generous donors, our students, alumni, faculty, and scientists are improving lives for people of all ages today and for generations to come. With your help, we are not just looking forward to a future of better aging, we are creating it. Give Now In this Section Giving Priorities Why Give How to Give Join the Dean’s Circle Contact the Development Office Giving to the USC Leonard Davis School Each year, the support of our alumni, parents and friends advance our education, research and outreach efforts to improve aging across the lifespan. Dean’s Circle Your support via the USC Leonard Davis Dean’s Circle will allow students to explore and engage further in their studies, advance our work to provide outreach and advocacy for older adults, and help provide faculty scientists the best resources to conduct ground-breaking research. Dean’s Innovation Fund The Dean’s Innovation Fund is one of the most powerful ways for Leonard Davis School supporters to help us succeed in our mission to improve health and wellbeing for people of all ages. Name-A-Seat Campaign Show your support for the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and celebrate your family, friends, or company by naming a new auditorium seat. Your generous donation will be used to support the much-needed renovation of the Leonard Davis School’s auditorium. Outreach and Support Outreach and support provide services and advocacy for older adults and helps set a policy agenda promoting happiness, health and security for everyone at every age. Planned Giving Planned Giving is an easy way to leave a legacy at the USC Leonard Davis School. It can be as simple as including a bequest provision in your will or naming our school as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement plan. Research Support We pursue scientific breakthroughs that lead to the prevention and treatment of disease and help protect the vulnerable among us. Research Support enables critical discoveries that improve how long and how well we live. Student Support Our USC Leonard Davis School students are our most important resource. Student Support is an opportunity to both contribute to the school and to help the next generation to achieve their goals. Endowed Scholarships Gifts to USC Leonard Davis School’s endowed scholarship funds ensure that our remarkable students will have the resources and support they need to excel — in perpetuity. Named scholarship funds leave a lasting legacy for donors and create a permanent impact on the lives of generations of students who receive this generous investment in our collective future. Meet the Development Office David Eshaghpour, MSW Senior Associate Dean for Advancement Phone: 213-740-1360 Email: eshaghpo@usc.edu Jennifer Walters-Muñoz, MCM Senior Development Officer Phone: 213-740-0777 Email: jawalter@usc.edu Kelly Hagen Development Coordinator Phone: 213-740-1361 Email: hagenk@usc.edu Visit Us Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 3715 McClintock Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90089 Privacy Notice Notice of Non-Discrimination Digital Accessibility (213)740-5156 ldsgero@usc.edu Support Us How to Give ABOUT Our School History What is Gerontology? Our Expertise Faculty & Staff Portal NEWS Newsroom Honors and Awards Publications Resources for Journalists Aging is Happening Newsletter PROGRAMS Undergraduate Programs Master’s Programs Certificate Programs PhD Programs Professional Education CONNECT Twitter / X Podcast © 2026 USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. 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