{"id":220575,"date":"2025-08-20T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=220575"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:34:29","slug":"uh-shatters-fundraising-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/20\/uh-shatters-fundraising-record\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> shatters fundraising record with $171M<\/abbr> for students, faculty and research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Giving Day raised more than $800,000 from more than 1,800 gifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tim Dolan, UH<\/abbr> vice president of advancement and CEO<\/abbr> of the UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A record $171.7 million in philanthropic support raised in fiscal year 2025 will fuel student success, faculty excellence and groundbreaking research across the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s 10 campuses. The achievement—powered by 17,901 donors—marks the fifth consecutive year the UH<\/abbr> Foundation has surpassed $100 million in annual giving.<\/p>\n

“These gifts represent hope, opportunity and the strength of community,” said Tim Dolan, UH<\/abbr> vice president of advancement and CEO<\/abbr> of the UH<\/abbr> Foundation. “By supporting our mission, donors are shaping Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s future, investing in research that really matters to our community, training the leaders and entrepreneurs our state needs, and helping build our diverse workforce. We are deeply thankful.”<\/p>\n

The fundraising milestone comes at a pivotal time as UH<\/abbr> is in the public phase of For UH<\/abbr> \u2022 For Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em><\/a>, the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in state history. The $1 billion effort is focused on transforming lives and ensuring current and future students, faculty and researchers have the resources they need to thrive.<\/p>\n

Among this year\u2019s many impactful gifts:<\/p>\n