Uconn Sets Record With $93 Million Fundraising Effort

STORRS, CT — The UConn Foundation raised $28.5 million for scholarships and fellowships in the fiscal year that ended June 30, a $5.4 million increase over the 2020 fiscal year. The announcement touting a record total of $93 million in fundraising for the fiscal year was made Wednesday.

"These dollars will provide crucial need- and merit-based support, allowing more students access to a UConn education," according to an accompanying statement. The scholarships will support undergraduate, graduate and "professional students across UConn," according to the foundation.

Since 2015, the UConn Foundation has raised $174.4 million for scholarships and fellowships.

The UConn Foundation recorded the highest fundraising total in its history for the second consecutive year. In total during fiscal 2021, supporters contributed $93.3 million in new gifts and commitments to support UConn’s academic, research, and public service missions across all campuses and UConn Health, according tp the announcement.

"The UConn Foundation is proud to announce that, for the second consecutive year, we have achieved our most successful fundraising year ever," said Melinda Brown, a two-degree recipient from Uconn and the chairwoman of the UConn Foundation Board of Directors. "This success — made possible thanks to the nearly 23,000 alumni and friends who donated — demonstrates the passion and generosity of UConn Nation."

Fundraising increased from $89.5 million in fiscal 2020 to $93.3 million in fiscal 2021, and the number of donors rose by 24 percent. Support for UConn Health totaled $17.2 million in fiscal 2021.

Donations for the athletic department totaled $21.4 million, including "generous" support for the ice hockey program, which broke ground on a new on-campus arena in May.

"We are grateful for our alumni and friends who made this fundraising achievement possible," said Daniel Toscano, who chairs the UConn Board of Trustees. "Each gift contributes to the continued success and growth of Connecticut’s flagship public research university and academic medical center."