Last year, 45,909 donors invested $435.6 million in students, faculty, researchers and health care professionals at the University of Colorado so they can imagine what’s possible.
Read stories from CU’s four
campuses that show the power of donors’ gifts.
Imagine how evidence-based research drives education reform
If you were a student in the Denver Public Schools between 2008 and 2019, you may not have realized it at the time, but you were likely benefiting from the most comprehensive and effective education reform initiative in the history of the United…
Imagine the profound impact scholarships have on students
In 2023, your gifts funded $52 million in scholarships and fellowships, including the prestigious Chancellor's Award at CU Boulder.
Hear three award recipients share their aspirations, academic pursuits and long-term goals.
Imagine what the brightest minds can uncover
Did you know that voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa can be vulnerable to inaudible voice cyberattacks?
New hacking techniques can employ inaudible voice commands to initiate Trojan attacks on your smartphone.…
Imagine what it means to give leukemia patients hope
Researchers at CU Anschutz’s Gates Institute are exploring early use of a last-resort therapy in patients with an aggressive form of leukemia.
The groundbreaking phase I clinical trial of CAR T-cell therapy is made possible through gifts…
Last year, 45,909 donors like you gave to CU. The average gift size was $6,512.
Your gifts add up. 94% of gifts were less than $2,500.
There are many ways to give and even more ways to create impact.
Imagine the possibilities: a graduate fellowship, access to ancient artifacts, a new engineering building, better outcomes for cancer patients, a house that honors a historic neighborhood....
Your impact, in their words
Students, faculty and staff share why your gifts matter.
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