Recognizing Your Generosity

Your support enriches the lives of our students and provides a brighter future for our campus community. With your help, San Diego State University fosters student success, advances research and creative endeavors, and contributes to the San Diego region and beyond. The university continues to gain recognition as a leader in higher education because you gave. Thank you for your generosity toward and love of SDSU, our students, and our programs.

We invite you to view our annual Impact of Philanthropy report, which highlights record-breaking generosity and campus-wide accomplishments during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

2023-24 Year in Giving

Total Raised

$131.9M

Planned Gift Commitments

81

First-Time Donors

5,076

SDSU Loyal Donors

4,433

Scholarships Awarded

$5.7M

Annual Giving Circle Donors

1,576

Campus-wide Recognition Programs

Gifts of any amount combine to impact student success and strengthen SDSU. Every gift you make inspires creativity, ignites discovery, and transforms lives. We honor our supporters for their contributions through the following campus-wide recognition programs:

SDSU Annual Giving Circle

Individuals who support SDSU through cumulative annual giving of $1,000 to $49,999 are included in the Annual Giving Circle.

Heritage Society

Donors who have chosen to leave a legacy at SDSU by naming the university as a beneficiary in their estate plans are recognized in the Heritage Society.

Tower Society - San Diego State University

Donors who have made lifetime contributions of $50,000 or more to support the university's educational mission are honored as members of the Tower Society.

SDSU Loyal

Consistent donors who have made gifts of any amount in each of the last two most recent fiscal years are recognized as SDSU Loyal, and honored for their total years of giving.