donor gifts
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October 7, 2021
SEAS receives $11M gift to expand environmental justice work
The NorthLight Foundation and Dan and Sheryl Tishman are giving more than $11.12 million to help the School for Environment and Sustainability expand its environmental justice efforts and impact at a pivotal time for social justice.
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September 10, 2021
Howard Bragman creates million-dollar ‘coming out’ fund
Alumnus and public relations leader Howard Bragman has made a $1 million bequest to establish the Howard Bragman Coming Out Fund to provide emergency financial assistance to students through U-M’s Spectrum Center.
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April 28, 2021
$5M gift expands UMMA’s Chinese art, creates endowment
U-M alumnus and longtime U-M Museum of Art supporter William Weese has given a gift of art and endowment with a combined value of about $5 million that will expand the museum’s Chinese ceramics collection.
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April 20, 2021
Ross School receives gift of more than $1M for Business+Impact
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business has received more than $1 million as a result of a gift from the Applebaum Family Philanthropy to support its Business+Impact initiative.
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April 8, 2021
Kohn gift to help Ford School expand work in social policy, equity
Gifts totaling $17 million from the Kohn Charitable Trust will establish a resource hub at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to research policy promoting social equity and inclusion for all U.S. residents.
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March 11, 2021
U-M receives gifts from more than 10,000 donors on Giving Blueday
More than 10,000 donors supported U-M’s seventh Giving Blueday, contributing more than $4.6 million in gifts of all sizes to causes of their choice across all three campuses and Michigan Medicine.
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December 10, 2020
$1M gift to PSC establishes fund to support demographic training
U-M’s Population Studies Center has received a $1 million gift from alumnus Marshall Weinberg to support a specialized demographic apprenticeship for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars.
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August 6, 2020
Stephen Ross, Jeff Blau give $6M for Ross School diversity initiatives
Stephen M. Ross and Jeff T. Blau have committed $6 million to help the Stephen M. Ross School of Business further its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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December 4, 2019
University sees significant increase in 2019 Giving Blueday gifts
Donors made 15,887 gifts to U-M — a nearly 26 percent increase over last year — on the sixth annual Giving Blueday, which coincided with Giving Tuesday — a worldwide day of giving Dec. 3.
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November 26, 2019
University aims to increase gifts on sixth annual Giving Blueday
U-M’s sixth annual Giving Blueday is Dec. 3 — a 24-hour fundraising campaign for hundreds of university programs and causes that coincides with the worldwide Giving Tuesday initiative.