The CSU Foundation is proud to serve our students and University, helping to ensure that the promise of success and accomplishment becomes reality.
Today’s students will one day join a talent pool and workforce that includes thousands of CSU graduates who have been influencing and advancing society’s collective good for the better part of 50 years.
A door opened, a future changed
College wasn’t always part of Mary Hansard’s plan—not because she lacked ability, but because life never gave her the...
Your support helps alleviate the pressures that can cause some of our students to simply give up, only a few short steps away from obtaining a college degree.
Carter's second chance
Carter lives on his own and supports himself financially. It hasn’t always been easy. While attending Ohio State, he faced...
Thank you for investing in our students. Your support is transforming lives, igniting hope and pulling dreams within reach.
A Message from Foundation Leadership
To our Alumni and Friends:
Thank you for making fiscal year 2016 another outstanding year in which alumni, friends and the community continued their generous support for ENGAGE: The Campaign for Cleveland State University. With new gifts and pledges totaling $14 million in FY ’16, CSU’s first-ever campaign has achieved more than $87 million of its ambitious $100 million goal.
In addition, the CSU Foundation recorded its second-highest year-end total ever for funds under investment -- $72.7 million. While the return on investment was down slightly (-2.9 percent), the Foundation delivered a five-year annualized return of 5.8 percent and the long-term value of the endowment remains strong.
Private support for student scholarships, faculty research, academic programs and more is an investment in the future of Cleveland State University, our students and Northeast Ohio. We are truly appreciative. Please know that the CSU Foundation takes seriously its responsibility to steward the gifts that you and others entrust to us, and we are committed to carefully investing those gifts for the benefit of the University and its students.
Thank you again for your support and your belief in Cleveland State University.
Nancy McCann
Chair
Cleveland State University Foundation
Berinthia R. LeVine
Vice President, University Advancement
Executive Director, CSU Foundation
Nancy McCann
Berinthia R. LeVine
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