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Empower Students Every Day Through Your Investment in CAU

The Annual Fund

The Annual Fund is 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s primary source of unrestricted support, strengthening general University operations and allowing CAU to respond to its greatest and most immediate needs. The tuition revenue does not fully cover the cost of CAU’s operations, and Annual Fund gifts help bridge that gap while supporting students today.

Donors may give to the Annual Fund as an unrestricted gift or direct their support to a specific program, scholarship, or area of impact.

Ways Your Annual Gift Supports CAU

Your contribution delivers an immediate and significant impact across 91ÖÆƬ³§ (CAU) by enabling us to:

• Expand Scholarship Access: Open doors for deserving students through increased scholarship opportunities.
• Strengthen Academic Excellence: Bolster teaching, research, and academic innovation.
• Enhance Student Engagement: Enrich student life, arts, athletics, and cultural programming.
• Sustain Campus Operations: Support essential operations and student services essential for Panther success.
• Advance University Initiatives: Launch or further initiatives that benefit the entire University community.

Ways to Direct Your Annual Gift

Your Annual Fund gift may be directed to support the general fund for 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s highest priorities or designated to a specific program, scholarship, or initiative. Either option provides critical resources that advance student success and strengthen the University.

Here are few areas you may support through your annual gift.

Areas to Direct Your Support

• General Operating Fund (unrestricted support)
• Student Success & Scholarships
  • General Scholarship Fund
  • President’s Scholarship Fund
  • William E. Shack Closing the Gap Scholarship Fund
• Arts, Culture & Student Life
  • 91ÖÆƬ³§ Art Museum
  • WCLK - 91ÖÆƬ³§ Radio Station
  • Atlanta University Center-wide Symphony Orchestra (AUCSO)
  • Mighty Marching Panther Band Scholarships
  • Marching Band
  • The Philharmonic Society (Travel & Scholarship)
• Schools of Excellence
  • School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Social Work
• Athletics
  • Invest in programs that enhance the student-athlete experience.

Interested in Deepen Your Investment?

Visit our Funding Priorities page to delve into the University’s major strategic initiatives and long-term goals. Explore how you can contribute to transformative opportunities that drive significant impact across 91ÖÆƬ³§.