Giving Impact

Sunethra Muralidhara

A capital commitment

Parent and family donors make great things happen for U-M students, including opportunities to study in Washington, D.C.

 

Your philanthropy makes the difference

Thank you for your generosity!

At the U-M, philanthropy is about more than dollars or cents. It’s about you—improving life for people here and around the globe through your support for a great public university. We invite you to read about your fellow U-M donors and how they’ve made great things happen in arts, education, health and the student experience. Then share your own giving story and inspire others to join you in making the world a better place.

 

See the Difference You’ve Made

Revealing collections
American flamingo

Through the generosity of U-M friends, the Audubon Room showcases the University Library’s extraordinary holdings, including John James Audubon’s Birds of America.

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Encouraging Clements research
Trudy Huebner

Gifts for fellowships provide visiting historians with the means to spend more time at Michigan, interpreting the Clements Library’s acclaimed collections.

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Donor Imprints Slideshow
Donor Imprints

Statues, buildings fountains, benches, gardens, plazas.

Across the University of Michigan, gifts from donors have left an indelible imprint on the space that surrounds us. This slideshow offers a sample of the public places and objects made possible by donors over the years, and will be updated regularly.

 

The Difference

The Difference

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Podcast: Inner City to Outer Space

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital & Women’s Hospital

Recent Engineering grad LaDante Riley shares how a donor’s scholarship has helped him reach for the stars—literally.
Listen on iTunes »
(From iTunes, click on "Subscribe Free" to download the podcast; under "Library" click on "Podcasts"; then "Play" LaDante's episode)

 

Milestones in Giving

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Philanthropy Archive

Immerse yourself in back issues of our lively publications about U-M philanthropy, or browse our collection of stories about past gifts and their continuing impact at Michigan.

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