California State University, San Bernardino

Contribution Highlights

• Planned Giving efforts resulted in a realized gift of $475,000.
• Completion of the campaign to build an observatory on campus without any state funding was finalized with an $800,000 gift from the Murillo family. This funding supports the $2.9 million observatory, which will be a state-of-the-art teaching center that will provide access for both day and night viewing and will create much-needed opportunities for science education and hands-on learning experiences. The Murillo family gift resulted in the naming of the astronomical observatory as the Murillo Family Observatory.
  
• A gift in kind valued at $316,900 was made to the R. V. Fullerton Museum, which will help the museum continue to grow as one of the major cultural centers in the community and surrounding Inland Empire region. Notably, the museum is home to what is considered the largest collection of Ancient Egyptian Art west of the Mississippi River.
  
• The nursing program continues to receive substantial support and continues to evolve toward improved collaboration and innovation in nursing education, scholarship, practice and service. This year, the program secured a gift of $419,603 from a local hospital.
  
• A $158,540 grant was awarded to the Palm Desert campus to support the nursing program, and a $250,000 grant was received for Phase III of the new campus.
• The total number of gifts increased by 844.

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