Fundraising
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences does extraordinary things for North Carolina with the support of our alumni and friends.
Our college advancement team helps identify opportunities for giving that not only strengthen our college, but also help to secure the future of agriculture in our state. Through the generous support of donors and partners CALS has made significant strides in funding for endowments, contracts and gifts.
Fundraising Progress
The college has shown remarkable progress and growth in fundraising over the past several years. Total gifts, endowments and contracts funded by year are shown below:
| Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $28,558,813 |
| 2014 | $34,396,055 |
| 2020 | $51,674,676 |
| 2021 | $43,310,721 |
Increasing Endowments
We aimed to increase the number of new endowed professorships (not including the Reynolds Professorships), graduate fellowships and other development opportunities 50% by 2020.
Transformational Gifts
With these transformation gifts we have been able to expand our capabilities as a college and deliver even greater impacts to our stakeholders. Without these gifts our college would not be where it is today.
- Golden Leaf Foundation – $48 million for construction of the NCPSI Building
- William White – $10 million to support 2 endowed faculty in aquaculture
- 44 different groups – $9 million to support the NC PSI Building
- Gordon Family – $3 million for “Farm to Philanthropy” Leadership Program