Every gift to CU Denver touches someone's life.

Whether it's a scholarship that clears a path to graduation or funding for research that improves our communities, your support of CU Denver accelerates the benefits higher education provides, which extend throughout our great city, state, and region.


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CU Denver Launches ELEVATION

The University of Colorado Denver publicly launched ELEVATION: The Campaign for CU Denver, a comprehensive fundraising initiative designed to expand access and opportunity, strengthen student success, deepen community impact, and accelerate innovation. Unlike traditional campaigns centered on a dollar goal, ELEVATION focuses on people and outcomes. The campaign’s central promise is to fuel the support, systems, and partnerships that lead to meaningful, measurable impact for students, families, communities, and the Denver Metro region.

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Affordable Housing Certificate Program Powered by Philanthropy

CU Denver announced the launch of a groundbreaking Affordable Housing Certificate Program, designed to equip professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to address one of Colorado’s most pressing challenges: housing affordability. This innovative program is made possible through a generous gift from the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), which supports the program’s development and implementation.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who supported the 2nd Annual CU Food Fight. During the month-long battle against hunger on campus, 359 donors contributed more than $49,240 to the CU Denver Food Pantry. Together, you made a real difference for students facing food insecurity—filling stomachs, lifting spirits, and fueling dreams.


Why Give to the University of Colorado Denver?

$2 million+

more money earned by graduates across their lifetimes.

#1

in Colorado for Social Mobility for five consecutive years.

Less than 15%

of CU Denver's budget comes from the State of Colorado.

We're the most diverse

research university in Colorado, providing a talent pipeline like no other.


DID YOU KNOW?

CU Denver awards more than 1,200 degrees each year to first-generation students. These degrees open new trajectories of opportunity, not only for graduates but for their families and communities as well. Philanthropic support helps ensure these students have the resources they need to persist, graduate, and thrive.


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