11 The Kutztown University Foundation has been raising funds to support the students, faculty, programs, and capital needs of Kutztown University since 1983. The foundation also oversees alumni engagement efforts, helping graduates stay connected to KU in meaningful ways. With the generous support of KU alumni, donors, and friends, the KU Foundation has raised millions of dollars for student scholarships, building projects, academic programs, athletics, and more. The KU Foundation recently completed the university’s first comprehensive campaign, Together, We’re Golden, which exceeded its goals six months early, raising nearly $47 million and doubling alumni engagement. Through the course of Together, We’re Golden, the foundation: • Created 163 new scholarships for students • Identified over 10,000 new donors • Worked with donors to bring their philanthropic visions to life on campus with projects like: - Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research - DeLight E. Breidegam Building: Headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center - Fred and Martha ’02 Hafer Scanning Electron Microscope Lab - Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ‘54 Botanical Research Center - C.R. Chambliss Astronomical Observatory - Beebe Family Conference Room in the newly renovated de Francesco building • Grew its endowment to $40,000,000* The KU Foundation is a private not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization and all gifts to the KU Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. *KU Foundation’s endowment is $45,405,000 as of 11/12/24. Kutztown University is a residential campus. First-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus for their first four semesters, and many students opt to live on campus for all four years in traditional, suitestyle, and apartment-style residence facilities. KU has special interest housing communities that connect academic learning with residence life including KUVA art, Social Justice, Board of Governors Scholars, Transfer Students, Honors Program, Neurodiverse Community, and more. The McFarland Student Union and the South Dining Hall KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDENTS
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