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$65 million
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Scholarships and fellowships

$137 million
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Research and discovery

$43 million
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Faculty recruitment and retention

$180 million
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Health care and lifesaving treatment

When the CU community invests, the possibilities are limitless.

44,489 donors like you

93% of gifts were less than $2,500

93% of gifts were less than $2,500

The average size of a gift was $5,463

The average size of a gift was $5,463

Compared with 2021, nearly 15,000 more donors gave to CU in 2022.

Last year we received gifts from:

Investing in tomorrow

Investing in tomorrow 

An endowment is a gift that creates returns for tomorrow and provides a rich legacy for future generations. When donors invest in endowments, they help the university build programs, create scholarships and retain faculty. 

As an important part of the university’s long-term strategy, CU’s collective endowment is made up of more than 3,000 individual endowments. Here’s a look at the endowment’s value at the end of each fiscal year.

CU Endowment over time

allocated

Investment return vs. policy benchmark

Total transferred to CU from the CU Foundation

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