Giving at ASU

Generosity to ASU makes a big difference in the quality of the education you receive here.

Generosity = a better ASU

Donor support for ASU students, faculty, educational programs and research has helped make ASU the accessible and excellent university it is today. Here are just a few examples of the way donor generosity improves the student experience at ASU:

Free tutoring.
Emergency crisis funding.
Scholarship support.
Travel grants.
COVID–19 testing.
Graduate student fellowship support.
Entrepreneurship awards.
Undergraduate research.

There are hundreds more examples. ASU supporters are building a culture of philanthropy at ASU that provides us a margin of excellence among public research universities. They give to ASU’s space missions, sustainability research, engineering projects, business-student opportunities, the arts, ASU Gammage programming, prisoner-education programs, community development partnerships, economic development programs and more.

ASU faculty who teach human anatomy and physiology wrote a lab manual that not only costs less, its proceeds fund a scholarship for anatomy and physiology students. Recipients Alyssa Anderson (middle) and Erika McClinton (right) used the funds for a science-focused study abroad opportunity in Costa Rica.

Young leaders in philanthropy at ASU

The Next Generation Council

Millennials, who grew up amidst rapid change, are often disruptors in their industries. They think differently, are motivated by different things, and they want to have a global impact. When it comes to philanthropy, they bring a different perspective than the traditional donor. To make sure that perspective is heard, the Arizona State University Foundation established the Next Generation Council — alumni who received degrees since 2002. Its purpose is to develop future board members and philanthropists by incorporating their perspectives into ASU’s fundraising efforts.

Meet the next generation

Give to the causes you care about at ASU.

Help those experiencing homelessness

What do you care about? There are many causes to support at ASU. If you care about humanitarian outreach, read on.

Humanitarian outreach

Preserve our Earth

There is no Planet B. You can contribute to a more sustainable world through ASU initiatives.

Sustainability

Fuel the arts through ASU

The arts have the power to unite us and spark our creativity. You can make them more accessible.

Art and creativity

By the numbers

Impact of private support at ASU

See at a glance how gifts to ASU make a difference in the learning experience. See what donor generosity has accomplished at ASU during its recent fundraising campaign, and how donor generosity to ASU is growing.

22% Growth in scholarship recipients

40% Increase in chairs and professorships

58% Are first-time donors

Generosity impacts students’ lives

We both cried and had tears streaming down our faces.
Savannah Jacobs,scholarship recipient and member of the Sioux Tribe upon learning she received financial support.
My dream for my life is to contribute greatly to society.
Christopher Balzer, 0’17, recipient of the Goldwater and Churchill scholarships
Students giving back as students shows just how important a scholarship like ours is to the student community. It is an honor to call so many of our new donors my friends, and it is encouraging to see them become philanthropists early in their legal careers.
Grant Frazier, JD '19, one of a group of ASU Law students who created a scholarship for fellow students.

Donor impact

Help for students from all socioeconomic backgrounds

Donors help ASU keep its promise of accessibility. Meet four families who are changing the lives of students they don’t even know.

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More ways to give to ASU

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