IMPACT: THE POWER TO PRODUCE CHANGE.

At Morehead State University, 95% of our undergraduate students receive some type of financial aid. The generosity of our alumni and friends provides the private dollars necessary to make this scholarship support possible. Scholarships are critical to meet the needs of our Eagles so they don’t graduate with an unmanageable amount of student loan debt. In 2021, MSU closed a successful threeyear fundraising campaign, focused on scholarship creation.

Morehead State University, and the lives of the students who will ultimately benefit from this support, will be forever changed because of YOUR generosity!

Growth In Trying Times

What’s alumni participation? And why does it matter? For years, alumni participation has been used as a metric for various higher education institutional rankings. It represents the percentage of an institution’s alumni who made a financial gift during a given fiscal year.

For the last several years, the national average alumni participation rate has been on a decline. But we know that Eagles soar higher. MSU Eagles have maintained, and even slightly increased, their participation. In fact, 2020 was the most generous year EVER, with the highest alumni participation rate in MSU history!

SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $27,661,217

7/1/2018-6/30/2021 DURATION: 3 YEARS

$15 MILLION INITIAL GOAL

20% PERCENTAGE OVER GOAL

10,627 DONORS

43,090 TOTAL NUMBER OF GIFTS

2,846 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

HOW ALUMNI & FRIENDS SUPPORTED THE CAMPAIGN:

ENDOWED GIFTS

Gifts to the Endowment have a lasting impact. These gifts are invested and provide a steady source of income indefinitely.

$11,954,988 IN NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

51 NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

1 NEW ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP

1 NEW RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

ANNUAL GIFTS

Gifts that have immediate impact. These gifts help address emergency and high-priority needs.

$3,108,950 DONATED TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS & ANNUAL STUDENT AID

39 NEW ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS

21 NEW GENERAL FUNDS

OUR MSU DONORS KEEP THE UNIVERSITY SOARING HIGHER:

DONORS

Alumni and friends came together to make the future brighter for Morehead State University. They gave to a variety of areas, including scholarship support and more. The Morehead State University Foundation will ensure that the intent of each donor is followed and maximize the benefit of these gifts for the benefit of our campus.

2,188 GIFTS FROM MSU FRIENDS

4,051 FIRST-TIME DONORS

1,137 YOUNG ALUMNI DONORS

873 FACULTY, STAFF & RETIREE DONORS

428 GIFTS FROM BUSINESSES

77 DONORS WHO CONTRIBUTED $25,000+