Fundraising Campaigns and Initiatives

Learn more about our fundraising campaigns and initiatives:

For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students

Scholarship support is the number one priority of this student-centered campaign.

The Investing in People Initiative

This fundraising initiative, which ended in 2007, focused on supporting scholarships, faculty endowments, college excellence, intercollegiate athletics, and Hershey Medical Center.

A Grand Destiny

In 1996, Penn State started its seven-year Grand Destiny capital campaign to ensure the future of the University. Receiving a total of $1.371 billion in gifts and pledges, the campaign exceeded its goal by 6%.

The Campaign for Penn State

Our first fundraising campaign raised $352 million for academic programs between 1984 and 1990.