News Categories: Giving Stories

KU Athletics receives historic $300 million gift from longtime donor and alumnus David Booth  

 Longtime donor, investing pioneer and KU alumnus provides fuel for Gateway District’s Phase II and ignites next era of excellence across KU Athletics programs in perpetuity

Paul and Linda DeBruce provide $25 million gift for KU Gateway District

KU alumni’s generous gift sparked by fond game-day memories, a passion for giving back and an eye for economic growth opportunities.

Big heart from a small town

Inspired by his father, a family practitioner in rural Kansas, KU alumnus pledges $15 million for scholarships at KU School of Medicine

$10 million gift ensures construction of new entrepreneurship hub at KU

Anonymous donor supplements original $50 million lead gift toward purposeful project

Bedford Falls Foundation commits $1.6 million to support KU School of Nursing scholarships

The University of Kansas School of Nursing has received $1.6 million in support from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF to fund undergraduate nursing scholarships, increasing KU’s positive impact on the future of nursing for generations.

Giving goals: Couple’s charitable estate planning taps into new tools to fund scholarships for students in need

Murray and Julie Levin attended KU School of Law together in the mid-1970s, and while law school lasted three years, what they learned while they were students has had benefits for a lifetime.

Hardy family provides $2 million gift to propel restoration of iconic KU Natural History Museum exhibit

Detail of Panorama exhibit showing desert area with colorful cacti, deer and other fauna.

KU alumni Tom and Jan Hardy have provided a $2 million gift to the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum to fuel preservation efforts for the historic exhibit at the heart of the museum, the Panorama.

Celebrating 50 years of Title IX and student-athletes

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, Women Philanthropists for KU hosted an event featuring former and current KU women student-athletes.