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.
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...
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.
Isaiah almost didn’t go to college.
For Isaiah, choosing Cleveland State University came down to one critical factor: access. CSU was close enough to home,...
Thank you for investing in our students. Your support is transforming lives, igniting hope and pulling dreams within reach.
The Year in Review
Thank you to everyone who supported Cleveland State University and its students during fiscal year 2016.
- The CSU Foundation secured $14 million in new gifts, pledges and planned giving.
- Foundation funds under investment totaled $72.7 million – the second-highest total ever -- thanks to generous gifts and prudent financial counsel.
- The number of donors supporting CSU totaled 7,072, with alumni donors totaling 5,123.
- For the third consecutive year, Radiance: CSU Realizing the Promise raised more than $1 million. Since its inception in 2011, Radiance has generated more than $4.8 million, providing 1,520 scholarships to help students stay in school and on track to graduation.
- A total of $4.2 million was raised for scholarships, with 25 new endowed scholarships created.
- CSU’s third-annual online Giving Day raised $55,000 in just 24 hours. Some 585 alumni and friends topped last year’s giving by nearly $20,000 for scholarships, research, Engaged Learning and more.
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