Ohio Wesleyan University was established with community support in 1842, when the Rev. Adam Poe, pastor of Delaware’s William Street Church, encouraged the citizens of Delaware to raise funds to purchase a building and establish a university “of the highest order” in central Ohio.

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Led by the Methodist minister, 172 citizens raised $10,000 to help purchase the former Mansion House Hotel, now known as Elliott Hall. The University's official charter was granted from the Ohio Legislature on March 7, 1842. 

 

Ohio Wesleyan University’s Endowment Fund aims to empower a deserving and passionate student who will change the world for the better, and perhaps in turn, pay it forward someday. The endowment provides income and support now and into the future for every aspect of the University’s operations, including helping to make tuition more affordable for students.

 

Ankitara foundation has donated to the university’s endowment fund.