$1.1 Billion and Counting…
Since the launch of the Give Light Campaign, the Baylor Family has supported Baylor University, creating resourcing and funding to expand programs, support students and create new opportunities for faculty.
Give Light Campaign Progress
The Give Light Campaign surpassed the initial goal of $1.1 billion, marking the campaign as the largest and most successful fundraising effort in the University’s 177-year history.
The Give Light Campaign’s 98,000 donors have given or pledged more than $1.48 billion, including:
- Helping to grow Baylor’s endowment by $611 million;
- Providing more than $587 million to fund and create programs and establish scholarships through expendable funds; and
- Supporting the Give Light Capital Fund, which undergirds the campus’s capital priorities and has received $284 million toward its campaign goal of $300 million.
Campaign Priorities
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Endowment is critical to securing our future. Investment in endowment will lay a foundation upon which future generations will grow in their knowledge and pursuit of their life's calling.
Critical resources are needed to support facilities and infrastructure for growth in research and programs that contribute solutions to problems facing an ever-changing world and prepare graduates as leaders in their fields.
Gifts to the President's Excellence Fund create the ability for the University to meet tangible needs beyond tuition support for students or programs that may need a boost of support.
Baylor stands apart as a Christian research university - a position that empowers our aspiration to become the world's preeminent Christian research university.
News
Read More NewsBaylor University is mourning the death of Baylor alumnus, former Regent and Board Chair and dedicated philanthropist Thomas R. “Tom” Powers of Houston, who passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, with his family by his side.
A spotlight on research growth since the launch of Illuminate
Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign galvanized transformational support from the Baylor Family.
Baylor University’s alumni, parents and friends support our faculty, staff and students in many ways.