What Was Accomplished
Driven by the enthusiasm of our volunteers, For Humanity advanced the university’s top priorities across the arts and humanities, science, collaborative discovery, and financial aid. It also engaged a broad base of donors supporting Yale’s mission to better serve society. Explore the numbers behind the momentum and learn more about how, when, and from whom this historic effort took shape.
Building to Success
In the years preceding the public launch, the university engaged in a “quiet phase” of fundraising to build the campaign’s foundation. Alumni, parents, and friends, along with corporate and foundation donors, contributed nearly $3.5 billion to the nucleus fund, which includes qualifying gifts made since the last capital campaign and all gifts made in the fiscal years 2019–2021. During the public phase of the campaign, spanning the fiscal years 2022–2026, donors contributed an average $811 million per year, bringing the campaign total to $7.46 billion.
Commitments by Pillar
Campaign giving was targeted, strategic, and widely distributed across the university. Donors were generous in their giving across the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, and medicine.
Arts & Humanities for Insight (17%)
Science for Breakthroughs (24%)
Collaborating for Impact (28%)
Leaders for a Better World (27%)
Awaiting Designation (4%)
Commitments by Area
Over the course of For Humanity, spendable gifts made up 42 percent of the $7.46 billion fundraising total, while 45 percent was directed to the endowment. Eleven percent was designated for facilities.
Current Restricted (36%)
Current Unrestricted (6%)
Endowment (45%)
Facilities (11%)
Designation Pending (1%)
Commitments by Source
Individual donors, including alumni, parents, and friends, provided 76 percent of the fundraising total. Philanthropic organizations, including corporations and foundations, provided 23 percent.
Alumni (58%)
Parents (4%)
Other Individuals (14%)
Corporations (6%)
Foundations (14%)
Other Organizations (3%)
Be the Key
Part of the larger For Humanity campaign, Be the Key was a special, campus-wide initiative to raise new funding for scholarships and fellowships in Yale College and the graduate and professional schools. Seeking both current use and endowed funds, Be the Key appealed to alumni, parents, and friends who shared a vision for a more affordable, accessible Yale. Donors gave generously, directing annual gifts, reunion gifts, and capital gifts in support of students.
$1.32B
For Scholarships and Fellowships
Highlights from Be the Key
Student support is a perennial need at Yale, one that varies by school. Be the Key was a substantial step toward meeting that need, creating a Yale where fewer students require loans, doors are open wider to full participation, debts are more manageable, and more of the world’s most talented people can accept an offer from their first-choice school, here in New Haven.
• Yale College can now offer free tuition to families with incomes below $200,000; it covers all costs of attendance for families below $100,000.
• David Geffen School of Drama is now tuition-free.
• Yale Divinity School offers full tuition to students with demonstrated need.
• Medical students with demonstrated need are not expected to take out more than $10,000 in loans per year.
2024–2025 Campaign Report
Yale’s alumni, parents, and friends contributed $748.9 million in new gifts and pledges in the fourth and penultimate year of the For Humanity campaign, bringing the campaign total to more than $6.4 billion. Giving to Yale advanced discovery, sustained our planet, and unlocked opportunities for students who will create a better future.
2023–2024 Campaign Report
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.
2022–2023 Campaign Report
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.
2021–2022 Campaign Report
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.