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Capital Campaign updates in 2025
- $401 million to Michigan State University
create Spartan Ventures with $100 million – $290 million “For Sparta” initiative - $300 million to Ochsner Health System
Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital - $300 million to Sanford Health
The Sanford Black Hills Medical Center - $300 million to University of Kansas
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium – $75 million + The remainder used to establish an annual, additional revenue stream for Athletics - $150 million to Notre Dame
Matthew and Joyce Walsh School of Architecture - $125 million to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Children’s Health: a new inpatient tower - $120 million to University of Pennsylvania
The Clifton Center for Medical Breakthrough - $115 million to Arizona State University
Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures - $100 million to Creighton University
TBA Athletic facilities + academic facilities, student scholarships and faculty-endowed chairs - $100 million Fordham University
Cunniffe House and the Carolyn Dursi Cunniffe Fountain on the Rose Hill campus - $100 million to Mass General Hospital
New Balance Tower - $100 million to The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Stevens Financial Security Awards (Stevens Awards) - $100 million to University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Executive MBA Program
Sokolov Executive MBA Program - $100 million to University of California, San Francisco and Stanford Medicine
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Stanford Cancer Institute - $90 million to University of Michigan, University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leinweber Institutes for Theoretical Physics - $75 million to The World Resources Institute
Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition - $75 million to University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Sciences
Bonnie and Peter McCausland College of Arts and Sciences - $71.5 million to University of Delaware, Lerner College of Business
Siegfried Hall, a state-of-the-art facility with modern classrooms, research and teaching labs, a student-run café, and an auditorium - $70 million to Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Melly Institute for Business, Innovation and Leadership - $65 million to Florida State University, College of Business
Herbert Wertheim College of Business and rename Legacy Hall, the college’s world-class new building, the Herbert Wertheim Center for Business Excellence - $65 million to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower - $60 million to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Farmer Music Center - $60 million to University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business
Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Masters of Science and Quantitative Finance program - $55 million to Temple University
Christopher M. Barnett College of Public Health - $55 million to Michigan Technological University
Chang K. Park Center for Student Wellness - $55 million to Temple University
Christopher M. Barnett College of Public Health - $50 million to Arizona State University
Global Institute for the Future of Energy - $50 million to Fairfield University, College of Arts and Sciences
John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences - $50 million to Mayo Clinic
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Naming Rights – Market Activity in Pennsylvania
Activity in the state of Pennsylvania featured this group of 25 Major Gifts.
Not surprising the Children’s Hospital and University of Pennsylvania received the two largest, both above the $100 million mark.
U of P also received five others.
Looking thru a different lens the success at U of P as compared to all others in the state, including non-recipients, is likely related to the inventory of Naming Opportunities made available to prospective donors and the Ask Strategies in place.
The most significant trend is the expanding batch of Naming Rights Bestowed; not limited to larger institutions, this trend appears to be widespread and growing in frequency.
| Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Roberts Children’s Health: a new inpatient tower | $125 million | March |
| University of Pennsylvania The Clifton Center for Medical Breakthrough | $120 million | February |
| Grove City College namesake support Rathburn Christian Activities Building + Rathburn Financial Aid Fund + Rathburn Capital Improvements Fund | $70 million + $52 million | March |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center The Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower | $65 million | July |
| University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Masters of Science and Quantitative Finance | $60 million | September |
| Temple University Christopher M. Barnett College of Public Health | $55 million | October |
| Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine Lurie Autism Institute | $50 million | June |
| Penn State University West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium – Sponsor to 2039 | $50 million | March |
| University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences William J. Levy Endowed Scholarship Fund | $42 million | January |
| Harcum College namesake support for family Scholarship Funds + Strauss Family Fund for capital projects | $40 million | August |
| Allegheny College The Phil St. Moritz Center for Innovation at Reis Hall | $35 million | March |
| University of Pittsburgh, Frederick Honors College Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars Program | $30 million | November |
| Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health Caroline Kimmel Emergency Department – bolster the medical school’s clinical and translational research programs with balance | $19 million + $28 million | July |
| Temple University, Klein College of Media and Communication Caroline Kimmel Pavilion for Arts and Communication | $27.5 million | April |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs | $25 million | February |
| University of Pennsylvania, Arts & Sciences Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, the Penn Libraries, and Morris Arboretum & Gardens namesake support for multiple generational funds | $21 million | September |
| University of Pennsylvania, Wrestling Pottruck-Reina Wrestling Center | $20 million | July |
| Penn State, College of Engineering Ackley Undergraduate Research Program + Ackley Scholars + Ackley Graduate Fellowship Program + Ackley Family Innovation and Manufacturing Suite + create the Ackley Professor of Engineering Science position | $19 million | January |
| The National Constitution Center Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall | $15 million | May |
| Senator John Heinz History Center Kamin Family Admissions Fund | $11.5 million | June |
| University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering namesake support for the Clark Scholars Program- 2017 | $11 million | October |
| Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium | $10 million | June |
| University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence | $10 million | April |
| Villanova University Emily C. Riley Common Area | $10 million | May |
| Widener University, School of Nursing Dwyer School of Nursing | $10 million | September |