Louisiana State University raised $1.59 billion in a campaign that started three years ago with a goal of $1.5 billion. The university is already planning its next campaign.
Penn State University at Harrisburg raised $44.9 million in the system’s larger campaign. For the Harrisburg campus, that was a record.
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August 22, 2022
Starting Off
California State University, San Bernardino, has started a campaign to raise $200 million. Thus far, the university has raised $130 million.
Finishing Up
Saint Louis University has raised a total of $604 million. The campaign went public in 2018 with a goal of $500 million.
August 18, 2022
Many colleges have set fundraising records as fiscal year 2022 comes to a close. Experts note that higher ed philanthropy has boomed in recent years, even amid a pandemic.
August 17, 2022
By giving to McPherson College in Kansas, Melanie Lundquist wants to inspire more donations to small liberal arts colleges, she writes.
July 14, 2022
Raising the Goal
Babson College, which started a campaign in 2016 with a goal of $300 million, and which now has raised $400 million, has set a new goal: $500 million.
Finishing Up
Drexel University raised $800 million in a campaign that launched in 2017. The original goal was $750 million.
July 8, 2022
Starting Out
Santa Fe College has started a $12 million campaign. The campaign will run for three years.
Finishing Up
Salisbury University has finished a campaign it started in 2019, raising $75.1 million. The original goal was $75 million.
June 30, 2022
Starting Off
King’s College, in Pennsylvania, is starting a campaign to raise $50 million. The college has already raised 62 percent of the total.
University of Georgia is starting a campaign to raise $300 million for athletics. The campaign will designate $50 million for women’s athletics.
June 23, 2022
Starting Off
Georgia Tech has started a campaign to raise $2,147,483,647 over the next five years. How did they get that number? It is the eighth Mersenne prime and was the largest known prime number from 1772 to 1867. In video games, it is often used as a hard limit for various statistics, such as money or points.
Finishing Up
May 27, 2022
Starting Off
St. Norbert College is starting a campaign to raise $125 million by next year, the college’s 125th birthday. The college has raised $83.5 million so far.
Wilmington College, in Ohio, has started a campaign to raise $45 million. The college has already raised $40 million.
Finishing Up
May 20, 2022
Starting Off
East Carolina University is launching a $60 million campaign. All the funds are for athletics at the university.
Saint Martin’s Abbey and University, in Washington State, has launched a campaign to raise $100 million. The university has already raised $82 million.
Finishing Up