The last fiscal year (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023) raised $103.6 million, exceeding by 9% the annual goal for raising funds to support the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi System.
The final tally for the 2023 fiscal year totaled $103.6 million from 19,104 donors, which was 1,033 more donors than the year before. It is the third consecutive year that funds raised for UH have exceeded $100 million.
The giving included several sizable gifts from anonymous donors to unique and innovative programs, including $4.6 million for the new 东精影业 Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity and a $2 million gift to preserve the special collections at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补’蝉 Hamilton Library.
Donors also addressed the most basic struggles some students encounter in college, such as affording food and housing. To that end, the Stupski Foundation gave $1.8 million to address college affordability and basic needs for students.
“What’蝉 incredible about these results is the breadth and depth of support for 东精影业 and the number of donors who support our state university,” said Tim Dolan, vice president of advancement at 东精影业 and CEO of 东精影业 Foundation. “We’ve seen how our donors respond to the most pressing issues facing Hawaiʻi and we’re seeing that this year with their gifts to help Maui. We couldn’t be more grateful.”
Among the 23,712 gifts received were those made by individuals and families in memory of loved ones, including faculty members or their spouses.
Alumni and other individuals also committed substantial gifts to 东精影业 for scholarships, faculty, research, facilities and programming for students, including the Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs (RISE), a world-class innovation and entrepreneurship center and student housing facility that opened in August across from the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 campus and was built under a public-private partnership between 东精影业 Foundation, 东精影业 and Hunt Cos.
“These results speak to the confidence our donors have in 东精影业’蝉 ability to improve the quality of life for Hawaiʻi’蝉 people through higher education, now and for future generations,” said 东精影业 President David Lassner. “Every gift plays a role in changing lives, whether it’蝉 our students’ success, strengthening our faculty or investing in our world-class research that addresses the most important challenges and opportunities facing Hawaiʻi and the planet.”
The total included nearly $16.5 million for student scholarships, more than $56.3 million for faculty and academic support and research and $514,266 raised during the university’蝉 last fall.
“Philanthropy plays a powerful role in moving 东精影业 forward,” said Rich Wacker, chair of the 东精影业 Foundation Board of Trustees. “We are grateful for each and every donor and the trust they hold for 东精影业.”
Workforce Development and Student Support
- A $387,586 supports Honolulu Community College’蝉 collaboration with local employers such as the Hawaiʻi Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund, Johnson Controls, Kini Zamora and Pacxa to develop and expand employer advisory boards to more deeply integrate labor market needs and standards into academic programs and create career pathways for students.
- The 东精影业 Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs (RISE) project, which opened in August, was the focus of giving from , the Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation and for the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship’蝉 PACE Leaders program. The gifts are among the more than $5 million raised to support RISE.
- A $100,000 gift from Hawaiian Airlines established the for students studying information technology, computer science, cybersecurity and related computer technology programs at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补, 东精影业 West Oʻahu and 东精影业 Hilo.
- The Crankstart Foundation funded the , designed for working adults who’ve been out of high school for a few, or many, years. Many of the recipients are also parents.
- AES Hawaiʻi gave nearly $55,000 to interested in pursuing careers in sustainability and climate solutions, with a focus on graduates of public high schools in West Oʻahu, including Campbell High School, Kapolei High School, Nānākuli High School, Waiʻanae High School, and Waipahu High School.
Business and legal education
- An from alumnus Jay H. Shidler to support faculty research, student scholarships, provide matching funds for strategic investments in programs and existing endowments, provide funding for visiting faculty, as well as outreach activities at the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 Shidler College of Business.
- A $500,000 gift from the Cades Foundation, the charitable affiliate of Hawaiʻi law firm Cades Schutte, to the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 establishes the over 10 years to support and retain faculty at the only law school in one of the most expensive places in the world.
Health care
- Hawaii Dental Service Foundation gave nearly $650,000 during the fiscal year that went to fund two ongoing programs, the at the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 Nancy Atmospera Walch School of Nursing and the dental hygiene program at 东精影业 Maui College and the newly established part-time faculty position at the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)— to integrate oral health into the medical school’蝉 core curriculum.
- Alumna Deborah Olson gifted 东精影业 West Oʻahu’蝉 Pre-Nursing Pathway with such for equipment and allow the program to increase the number of faculty.
- ’蝉 . Since 2013, the nonprofit organization has given a total of $445,000 raised from its annual golf tournament to support cancer research at the 东精影业 Cancer Center.
Native Hawaiian programs
- A $4.6 million gift from an anonymous donor funds the for the 东精影业 Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity, which was initially established with a $1 million grant in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health.
- The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation, a Native Hawaiian Organization whose mission is to empower Native Hawaiian communities through programs that create opportunities for success, gave a total of . The gifts support programs and scholarships at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the School of Ocean & Earth Science Technology, the 贬补飞补颈ʻ颈苍耻颈ā办别补 School of Hawaiian Knowledge, the linguistics department and the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补, as well as programs at 东精影业 West Oʻahu.
- Alakaʻina Foundation, a Native Hawaiian Organization based in Honolulu, that support programs at Kauaʻi Community College, the 东精影业 Community College system and 东精影业 Hilo. With these gifts, Alakaʻina Foundation’蝉 giving to 东精影业 over the years totals nearly $1.8 million. The gifts fund the Kauaʻi CC Digital Bus Program; scholarships for Kauaʻi CC students transferring to the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 College of Engineering and students enrolled in Kauaʻi CC’蝉 Electronics Technology program; the 东精影业 Community Colleges’ Online Associate in Arts Degree Program and the 东精影业 Hilo Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language.
Basic Needs
- The Stupski Foundation provided a total of $1.8 million to fund a to help students navigate the financial aid process as well as connect to basic services and resources such as housing and food. The funds cover five academic years through spring 2027.
Arts and Libraries
- Anonymous donors gifted to support special collections of unique books, art, music, documents, journals, artifacts and online databases. The gift—the largest single donation ever made to the library—generously supports 12 sections that include special, area and archival collections, including maps.
- A $1 million gift from the trust of Jay Lowell Rego established the in memory of his wife, who died in 2019, allows students from a variety of disciplines within 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补’蝉 College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) to enhance their academic experiences outside the classroom through research, travel, equipment, conference attendance, participation in performances, exhibitions, or competitions.
Athletics
- Events held at 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 in commemoration of the , the historic legislation which opened the doors for women’蝉 athletics at universities across the United States, raised $700,000 to support Rainbow Wahine athletics programs.
- The 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 women’蝉 soccer team received its , whose founder, Nan Chul “Patrick” Shin, is an old friend of Rainbow Wahine Head Coach Michele Nagamine.
- The 东精影业 esports program received a gift of to establish the program’蝉 first scholarship fund.
Where the money goes
Academic support and student aid were top beneficiaries for the fiscal year, with roughly $24 million going to each. Within the student aid category, nearly $16.5 million went to student scholarships, while $4.6 million went to the Student Aid & Services Program. Research received nearly $17.8 million, while special programs received $19.2 million.
Strength of alumni giving
Alumni giving nearly doubled to $24.7 million, from $14.2 million the previous year, while the number of alumni who gave rose to 10,656 from 10,389. Giving from parents and students more than doubled to $728,812, from $354,150, while giving by friends of 东精影业 totaled $28.8 million and gifts from faculty and staff totaled $1.8 million.