{"id":125984,"date":"2020-08-27T17:17:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T03:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=125984"},"modified":"2021-03-31T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T22:44:11","slug":"85m-raised-by-uh-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/27\/85m-raised-by-uh-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"$85M<\/abbr> raised by UH<\/abbr> Foundation for students, programs and research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> student Sierra-Lynne Stone received aid from the Urgent Student Relief Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recognizing the dire financial situation many students were facing with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foundation<\/a> in partnership with UH<\/abbr> launched a fundraising campaign<\/a> on March 23, 2020 to support students on all 10 UH<\/abbr> campuses. By mid-April, generous donors had given a total of $1 million<\/a> to directly support students at a time when they needed help the most.<\/p>\n

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It is just one example of the extraordinary generosity and strategic investments by donors to the UH<\/abbr> Foundation. Thanks to 17,414 donors, the UH<\/abbr> Foundation raised $84.7 million in fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020), directly benefiting students, faculty, research and programs on all 10 UH<\/abbr> campuses.<\/p>\n

“This is an exceptional fundraising result considering the volatile and challenging year we have all had,” said Rich Wacker, UH<\/abbr> Foundation board chair. “We are so grateful that our community members, foundations and corporations are coming together and funding solutions to help us navigate these times and re-imagine our future.”<\/p>\n

We thank our thousands of alumni and friends who are helping us help Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in facing the present and setting a path forward so we can come back stronger than ever.
—David Lassner<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Givers to the UH<\/abbr> Foundation are extremely diverse as are the life-changing results of their investments in UH<\/abbr>. Individual donors gave more than $22 million, followed by foundations with almost $20 million. Corporations gave more than $16 million and UH<\/abbr> alumni gave more than $15 million. UH<\/abbr>\u2019s own faculty and staff also accounted for more than $7 million in donations.<\/p>\n

“The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is absolutely critical to the success of our state and our people,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong>. “We are so grateful to our many donors who are helping us provide the high quality affordable higher education opportunities needed in our communities to help both recent graduates and the recently unemployed find their paths to success.” <\/p>\n

“Our faculty are also the experts and critical thinkers who guide and lead the response to many of the challenges and opportunities Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> faces\u2014from climate change and sea level rise to community health, disaster response and economic recovery. We thank our thousands of alumni and friends who are helping us help Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in facing the present and setting a path forward so we can come back stronger than ever.”<\/p>\n

Diverse donors<\/h2>\n

These are just a few examples of the impact of donations last year:<\/p>\n