2024/2025 Public and Private Fundraising

• $4 million raised for student success initiatives from private funders
• Black & Gold Gala netted more than $400,000
• Annual Giving (gifts under $10,000) grew 43%
• Over $10 million raised for gym renovations, teaching programs and STEM camps (public)

Direct Student Impact

Scholarship Excellence

• 1,042 scholarships awarded totaling $1,644,824
• 258 workforce scholarships (309% increase from 63 in FY24)
• More than $1 million in faculty and program support

Scholarships at work:

87% Student Success Rate Foundation scholarship recipients graduate or return for fall semester

Foundation scholarship recipients are more than three times as likely to graduate compared to all other students.

Expanding Our Donor Community

• 351 first-time donors welcomed (36% increase from FY24)
• 428 consecutive donors for five years running
• 212 donors returned after giving gaps (23% increase)

Emergency Student Support

• $491,000 in emergency funds provided (41% increase from FY24)
• 2,006 awards were given (44% increase from FY24)
• Supported books, transportation, rent, food and critical needs