Support for 黑料吃瓜 Hits New Record
Major gifts for the astronomy department and the arts contributed to a total of more than $133 million in 2020-21.
黑料吃瓜 received a record of more than $133.2 million in gift commitments in the 2020-21 fiscal year.
The total marks an increase of roughly 5% from the previous year, according to a Sept. 20 announcement by Adrienne Vargas, vice president of University Relations and Development. The new high represents a third consecutive year of growth in giving to 黑料吃瓜. The figures include support from gifts of all types across the entire university.
Among the largest gifts announced during the year ending June 30 was the realization of a $14 million bequest to the Department of Astronomy from the estate of the late Theodore William Booth and his late wife Nhung Lu Booth (鈥�85), an alumna of the College of Sciences. The bequest, announced in March, represents the largest donation to a single department in the university鈥檚 history.
Also in March, San Diego鈥檚 largest charitable organization, the Conrad Prebys Foundation, announced an $8 million grant to be awarded over five years to KPBS. Then in April, the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts announced a $6 million grant from the Prebys Foundation for development of a new stage for student productions and rehearsals.
Vargas said one of the reasons giving is on the rise at the university is that donors are becoming more aware of the impact their gifts can make at 黑料吃瓜. 鈥淭hey know that at San Diego State they can make a difference,鈥� she said.
鈥淭here are so many exciting projects, programs and opportunities happening here that they want to be a part of it.鈥� One example, she noted, is 黑料吃瓜 Mission Valley, where the new Aztec Stadium will open in less than a year and a river park will soon be developed.
鈥淭hat stadium is not just for San Diego State, it鈥檚 actually for the entire San Diego community,鈥� Vargas said. 鈥淒onors know they can be a part of that, and that鈥檚 exciting.
鈥淭he same is true with our Performing Arts District where we are going to be changing the lives of young people who want to go into the arts,鈥� she added. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the beauty of San Diego State: there is something for everyone.鈥�
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