UGA donors set record, contribute $300.4 million in private support

By Staff Writer Atlanta Trend

• Jul 30, 2025

More than 72,460 University of Georgia supporters contributed a record $300.4 million to the university during the fiscal year that ended June 30 (FY25). This is the first time university fundraising has surpassed $300 million.

Gifts were directed to enhance key university initiatives, including student scholarships, faculty and graduate student support and the university’s new School of Medicine. During the 2024-2025 academic year, privately funded scholarships supported more than 9,500 students, and during FY25, donors helped to reach 391 total endowed chairs and professorships. Donors included alumni, students, parents, UGA employees and retirees, corporate and private foundations and other members of the community.

“As we continue to innovate and make progress on important initiatives at the University of Georgia, I am incredibly grateful to our donors for all they do to fuel our ongoing pursuit of excellence,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “I am energized by our loyal alumni and friends and their ongoing confidence in our mission, and I look forward to all that we will accomplish together in the years ahead.”

This past year’s unprecedented level of private support continues a trend of elevated giving that has driven the three-year rolling average to $272.8 million, the highest ever achieved by the state’s flagship university. It also marks the third time in UGA history that total fundraising was more than $250 million.

“The university community has stepped up like never before,” said Jill S. Walton, vice president for development and alumni relations and executive director of the UGA Foundation. “As we celebrate these results, we are most driven by the lives we enhance and the doors we open with the funding entrusted to the UGA Foundation by our generous donors.”