Annual Reports of Giving

In the third year of the For Humanity campaign, Yale’s alumni, parents, and friends contributed $746.3 million in new gifts and pledges, including more than $138 million for financial aid across the university. A network of more than 3,500 fundraising volunteers helped make it all possible. This generosity supports Yale’s mission of research, teaching, and learning that will make a positive difference in the world.

From scholarships and fellowships that keep Yale affordable for students to funding for innovative research across disciplines, donors supported key priorities at Yale. With $648.5M in new commitments this year, alumni, parents, and friends are creating a bright future for the university, for its people, and for humanity.

With $905.7 in new commitments, alumni, parents, and friends made a positive difference in the first year of the For Humanity campaign. From climate change solutions to full-tuition scholarships for Law and Divinity students, donors supported priorities that advance Yale’s efforts to improve the world.

Tuition-free education at the David Geffen School of Drama, the creation of the Wu Tsai Institute, and the launch of the Center for Natural Carbon Capture contributed to Yale’s record-breaking year: $1.180 billion in gifts and new pledges.

Donor support totaled $716.7 million in new commitments to Yale. Notably, gifts to Yale’s COVID-19 Research Resource Fund and other projects enabled researchers and engineers to respond with urgency and ingenuity during the pandemic.

With $826.8 million in commitments, donors helped launch the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, build momentum for science, revitalize the Peabody Museum of Natural History, transform 320 York Street into a new hub for the humanities at Yale, and more.