KU Endowment

The support of donors helps make KU a world-class institution. State financing covers only about 21 percent of KU’s total operating expenses. Therefore, private gifts play a major role in virtually all activities of the university.

To enlist the support of alumni and friends — to build capacity and achieve aspirations — KU has launched a $1.2 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign. Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas will advance KU and The University of Kansas Hospital, and benefit every corner of the state. Far Above seeks support to educate future leaders, advance medicine, accelerate discovery and drive economic growth to seize the opportunities of the future.