Giving in Action
A $10 million philanthropic gift to the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience will support its mission to improve development tools and practices in ways that benefit vulnerable people and their environment globally.
CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï donors made history by contributing more than $282 million, marking the university's strongest fundraising year to date. With nearly 28,300 donors, including 2,780 first-time supporters, the milestone reflects a growing community united by belief in CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and its future.
Five years ago, Green donated $5 million to support renovations for the Roe Green Theatre. Today, her influence has transformed the Department of Theatre and Dance, creating opportunities for students and helping prepare the theater to welcome audiences for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival.
CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï has received a $5 million endowment gift from alum Heidi Wagner to launch the Wagner Family Civic Impact Initiative. The new program will connect students with °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï-area partners to address community challenges through student-led engagement and problem-solving.
March is Buffs All In, when CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï celebrates the impact of collective giving. Read stories from student leaders—some involved in the CU Special Olympics, others in Letters of Love at CU and more.
Powered by philanthropy, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï's Crawford Family WHOLE Student-Athlete Program delivers comprehensive support for student-athletes' wellness, academics, leadership and career readiness, setting a national standard for holistic care in college athletics.
Local company Meadowlark Optics, founded by alum Tom Baur, is generously supporting $70,000 in new scholarships for CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï undergraduates exploring the quantum field.
At the Campos Student Center, dedicated staff and visionary donors are transforming students' lives, proving that compassionate leadership and philanthropy can open doors to possibility, purpose and belonging.
The Buckley Center for Sustainability Education has been renamed the SPIKE Center for Sustainability Education to reflect dynamism and its growing role as a hub for sustainability learning and leadership on campus and beyond. The center launched last summer with a transformative $10 million gift from alumnus Spike Buckley,
CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï will become the 10th institution in the state to offer the prestigious Reisher Scholars Program through The Denver Foundation, funded with a $4.2 million commitment to connect transfer and continuing students to scholarships.