As director of development for Southern Ohio State University (SOSU), you have been charged with developing a plan to endow 12 men’s basketball scholarships. The current cost of a scholarship athlete is $45,000. With tuition expenses expected to increase at a 5.5% rate annually and the endowment’s return expected to average 7% over time, calculate the total amount that will have to be raised to endow the 12 scholarships fully.