{"id":114576,"date":"2024-09-03T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=114576"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:09:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:09:28","slug":"university-of-nebraska-donors-give-record-private-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/09\/03\/university-of-nebraska-donors-give-record-private-support\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Nebraska donors give record private support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The University of Nebraska Foundation announced $388.8 million in new funds committed in fiscal year 2024 \u2014 the most ever \u2014 to support the University of Nebraska. In addition, 57,603 donors made a gift to advance the University of Nebraska during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gifts supported student access and success to grow Nebraska\u2019s workforce; faculty, academic and clinical excellence to strengthen the educational experience; and transformational research and innovation to solve the state\u2019s biggest challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donors supported all campuses: the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center and its clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Gifts came from alumni, friends of the university, foundations and corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll of us at the University of Nebraska are deeply grateful to our visionary philanthropic partners whose generosity extends the reach and impact of our university so much further than what would otherwise be possible,\u201d said Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, president of the University of Nebraska. \u201cThe support of our alumni and friends, together with the partnership of all Nebraskans, has put the University of Nebraska on an extraordinary trajectory. I am gratified that our vision for affordable, accessible, outstanding education that transforms lives here and around the world is resonating, and I can’t wait to see what we will achieve together in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous university priorities benefited from philanthropic support. The Scott Scholars Program<\/a>, designed for high-achieving STEM students, received a $23 million gift commitment from the Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation to sustain and grow the program at UNO and support its expansion to UNMC. Kiewit Hall opened in January at UNL to increase the pipeline of engineers in Nebraska. The $115 million center of engineering education was entirely funded by private support, including a $25 million naming gift from Kiewit Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A groundbreaking was held at UNK for a second, $95 million building in the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex<\/a>, a UNK-UNMC partnership to address a critical shortage of health care providers in rural areas. The William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation is the lead donor to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four record-setting campus giving days were an important source of new donors during the fiscal year. Wear Black, Give Back at UNO, Glow Big Red at UNL, One Day for UNK and For the Greater Good<\/a> at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine raised a total of $2.59 million from 10,390 donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the fiscal year, donors created 138 permanently endowed funds, leaving a lasting legacy of support for the University of Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur University of Nebraska Foundation team is profoundly grateful to the 57,603 donors who supported the University of Nebraska,\u201d said Brian F. Hastings, president and CEO of the University of Nebraska Foundation. \u201cThey are giving every student a chance to succeed, building Nebraska\u2019s workforce and supporting research that changes lives and saves lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other highlights from the 2024 fiscal year include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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