Oregon State University Foundation

The OSU Foundation, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023, is a nonprofit organization, separate from the university, and governed by a Board of Trustees. In 2017, the OSU Foundation integrated the OSU Alumni Association, which was founded in 1873; we now operate as one organization, employing more than 180 professionals. While building relationships with alumni and friends is a university-wide responsibility, all fundraising positions are housed in the OSU Foundation. As of June 30, 2025, the Foundation manages an endowment exceeding $1 billion. In October 2022, the Foundation publicly launched Believe It: The Campaign for OSU, the university’s second comprehensive fundraising and engagement campaign, with a $1.75 billion goal. Donors have stepped forward with over $1.5 billion in gifts since the campaign began in 2017, and we have recorded more than 862,000 moments of meaningful engagement toward our goal of 1 million. Donors gave more than $200 million in fiscal year 2025; this is the third time in our history that we have surpassed $200 million and the first time without a $50 million gift, demonstrating incredible philanthropic momentum for OSU.