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FOUNDED ON PHILANTHROPY

Honoring our past to transcend our tomorrow.

Philanthropy made it possible for us to open our doors. Now, we have a window of opportunity to push our progress even further.

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Campaign Progress

Current Amount:$449M+
Current Amount:$449M+
Goal:Goal:$600M
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Current Unique Donors

A history of giving.

Take a look at our most significant philanthropic milestones.

1955

1955:

FAU establishes a foundation to solicit funds and raises three times the amount needed to begin building the University.

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1998:

The Schmidt Family Foundation makes a gift of $15 million ($30 million with the dollar-for-dollar state match) and sets a record for private donations to public education in Florida.

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2001:

Christine E. Lynn makes a $10 million gift ($20 million with the state match) to FAU’s nursing program, which now bears her name.

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2016:

Bobby and Barbara Campbell make a gift of $5 million to create the Bobby and Barbara Campbell Academic Success Center in the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

Smith Center for Free Enterprise

2016:

FAU receives a $5 million gift from Phil and Susan Smith to establish the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise at FAU’s College of Business.

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2017:

The Schmidt Family Foundation makes a $16 million gift to provide funding for the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

Sandler School of Social Work

2017:

Phyllis and Harvey Sandler make a $7 million gift to name the Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work.

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2020:

Former Kansas City Royals owner Avron Fogelman and his wife, Wendy, make a gift that includes their extensive collection of sports memorabilia, totaling $7.5 million.

Wallach Institute for Holocaust and Jewish studies

2020:

Kurt and Marilyn Wallach donate $20 million to establish the Kurt and Marilyn Wallach Institute for Holocaust and Jewish Studies.

Kelly:Strul Emerging Scholars Fund

2021:

After giving more than $15 million in scholarship support, an anonymous philanthropist makes a gift of $6.4 million to the Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Fund, which gives academically talented, first-generation, low-income high school seniors the opportunity to attend FAU and graduate debt-free.

Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

2021:

David J.S. Nicholson makes a $10 million gift to name FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

2022:

FAU receives an estate pledge of $28 million from John and Ann Wood to support scholarships for students enrolled in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. This is the largest scholarship gift in FAU’s history and the largest known scholarship gift to a medical school at a Florida public university.

Trubinsky Eminent Dean in Nursing

2022:

Holli Rockwell Trubinsky and Joseph Trubinsky make an estate pledge of $10 million to establish the Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean in Nursing.

Baldwin Arena

2022:

Eleanor R. Baldwin makes a $7.5 million gift commitment to FAU Athletics, establishing our basketball and volleyball facility as the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.