Southern University System Foundation
Supporting education and research missions
Southern Foundations Mission is to secure financial support for each of the five campuses of the Southern University System; to provide broader educational advantages for our students, encourage research among our faculty, and advance the University’s role in helping to build an increasingly functional Louisiana.
GIVE
RECEIVE
Seminar Series
Jaguar Park
endowment campaign
Students count on the support of the foundation and its donors
Trinidad & Tobago
Improved Growth for the Foundation Since 2012
Thanks to the support of the 1880 Society, SUSF has seen an average annual increase of 58% in donations and a 76% rise in the total amount of annual charitable contributions.
Donations
annual charitable contributions
support Southern financially and witness first hand dreams coming true
Nashville, Tennessee
Recent Million Dollar March
Give Day:
Are You All In: August 30, 2024, will be a day to remember! The energy across campus was palpable and the gratitude was flowing.
AÂ few highlights include:
- Southern University raised $10,487,611 beginning January 1, 2023, far surpassing the goal of $10 million by August 31, 2023.
- Each class from 1960 to 2023 recorded at least one gift, achieving the Class-Year Challenge.
- Board of trustee members and other leadership donors generously contributed challenge funds to encourage giving.
- Although alumni were the most represented donor type, they were followed by 919 parents/grandparents.
Valdry Center
for Philanthropy
The Valdry Center for Philanthropy at Southern University seeks to educate the socially conscious student, volunteer, and practitioner in the emerging field of philanthropic studies in the local, national, and international arenas.
The Valdry Center is guided by focusing on its six strands of work: degree programs, social entrepreneurship, customized nonprofit capacity building, seminar and certificate programs, educational initiatives, and research. The Valdry Center will address issues that have historically been left undiscussed in minority communities around the world.1
