Foundation Year in Review

The NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc. maintained fundraising momentum this fiscal year in light of unprecedented challenges with one-third of the year spent working remotely and creatively meeting donors and alumni through virtual formats. Fundraising totals to the College were $43,098,073.

As of June 30, 2020, the College had raised $228,218,548 toward our comprehensive campaign goal of $230M. We have confidence that we will reach $230M by December 31, 2020, but are still hard at work on several key sub-goals, including completing fundraising for Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Endowments to the College generally fall into one of three categories: scholarships, named professorships and fellowships. There are now 313 permanently endowed scholarships in the College and 56 permanently endowed named professorships. Total endowment support for the College is $139.7 million as of March 30, 2020, including directly owned assets as well as endowments held outside of the Engineering Foundation.

The annual giving program for the COE raised a total of $1.25 million for the College of Engineering Leadership Fund and the nine academic department enhancement funds. The Dean’s Circle, the College’s leadership annual giving society, had a total of 456 members, which includes 148 new members this fiscal year.

The Young Alumni Advisory Board remains a focus for the College, and currently has 26 young professionals representing various engineering disciplines from NC State classes 2005 or later. The board is modeled after the Foundation board and has four working committees focused on College priorities from development to college relations and engagement with current students.

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