California State University, San Marcos

Contribution Highlights

• CA promising new era has dawned for California State University San Marcos. Now in its third decade of service, the 22-year-old campus continues to show its positive Cougar spirit, innovatively overcoming challenges and championing university values. Student enrollment is now just over 10,000 and nearly 28,000 proud alumni can tout the benefits of a CSUSM degree.
• Advancement exceeded its 2011-2012 fundraising goal, raising over $4 million in new gifts and pledges and growing its donor base 33% over the last two years. In addition, nearly 300 guests attended CSUSM’s annual gala in June, raising $82,000—double the amount raised in 2011.
• Rick and Ann Hein of Rancho Santa Fe donated $100,000 to fund the Hein Family Fellowship Endowment at CSUSM as part of a matching gift challenge. The endowment will provide need-based fellowships to low-income and first-generation post-graduate scholars in the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences.
• The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians gave $455,754 to CSUSM’s California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center. This major gift will help the center foster collaborative research and community service relationships among the faculty, staff and students of CSU San Marcos and members of local tribal communities for the purpose of developing and conducting research projects in support of sovereignty and culture within those communities.
• The CSU Institute for Palliative Care at California State University San Marcos was launched with the support of $450,000 from the Archstone Foundation and $750,000 from the California HealthCare Foundation. The institute will be a powerful ally in the effort to develop a trained workforce focused on improving healthcare for people diagnosed with long-term chronic diseases and debilitating illnesses, and will connect community and university efforts across disciplines.
• As it works to build a culture of philanthropy on campus, university Advancement launched an electronic newsletter “Advancing CSUSM” to educate employees about development efforts and opportunities for giving while also showcasing fundraising successes.View “Advancing CSUSM” at www.csusm.edu/giving/advancingcsusm/index.html.

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