UC Day of Giving raises $2.8 million

For 24 hours — from noon April 14 to noon April 15 — the Bearcat community came together with a shared purpose. The result: more than $2.86 million raised from more than 3,000 donors supporting initiatives across the University of Cincinnati and UC Health.

“Each gift contributes to something bigger — opening doors for students, powering research, and strengthening the university’s future,” said Rich Bundy, president of the UC Foundation and UC vice president of advancement. 

UC Day of Giving highlights:

• 1,115 donors gave more than $250,000 to support student scholarships across the university. This generosity plays a vital role in ensuring UC students can stay enrolled and graduate on time.
• ·Causes such as the UC Student Emergency Fund, UC Fund for Scholarships and the Bearcats Pantry & Resource Center benefited from 256 donors who made targeted gifts to support student success. Learn more about driving student success through philanthropy.  
• 52 UC Day of Giving ambassadors inspired 878 gifts totaling a collective $49,160.

Many UC Day of Giving gifts will significantly shape and strengthen the future of the university community, including:

• Martha Moody, Med ’82, and Martin Jacobs donated $50,000 to establish the Moody/Jacobs Family Endowed Scholarship Fund for the College of Medicine to help support students who are pursuing study abroad and global health learning experiences.
• Francie Wolgin, Nur ’69, ’83 gave $50,000 to create the Francie Wolgin Endowment Fund in the College of Nursing to support Advanced Practice Registered Nurse students with a career focus in community health, school-based health or family practice.
• Myers for Judge Committee gave $50,000 to the Judge Beth Myers Public Interest Fellowship Endowment Fund to support summer public interest fellowships.
• Fred V. Lucas, MD and Johan D. Lucas, MD donated $2 million to create the Fred V. Lucas, MD, Endowed Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine to support academic activities within the clinical and/or anatomical pathway programs.

Featured image at top of UC students on campus. Photo/UC Alumni Association.