Fiscal Year 2024
Year in Review
A Message from Mary E. Burke,
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
To our Temple community,
The enduring spirit and generosity of our Temple family have driven so many meaningful achievements this year, illustrating the true power of our collective efforts. When we unite in support of Temple’s mission, we help shape the university’s future and assure its impact.
For the fifth consecutive year, we surpassed the $100 million mark for fundraising, concluding the fiscal year with a remarkable total of $102,448,787.
Our progress extends beyond financial figures. We are also building a strong sense of community, connecting visionary donors with each other, our students and our campus. Two new signature events anchor these efforts. As part of Homecoming festivities, the Philanthropy in Action event celebrates how our donors advance the research, teaching and programs that distinguish Temple’s academic excellence.
During Temple Made Days in the spring, the university Scholarship Celebration highlights our core mission of educational access and opportunity, connecting over 100 donors with their student scholarship recipients. To strengthen that mission, we announced the launch of our Made for More: Prioritizing Scholarships at Temple initiative at that event. We want to inspire our donors to create a lasting legacy through scholarship funds for future Temple students. Our goal is to raise $125 million for student scholarships over three years, and we are so grateful to all our early supporters of this critical effort.
Our accomplishments this year are a testament to the unified resolve of our entire Temple community. Each of you plays a vital role in opening doors for future Owls and driving positive change. Thank you for your support, which has been instrumental in establishing Temple as a beacon of opportunity and excellence. Together, we are making a profound impact and paving the way for a brighter future.
Mary E. Burke
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
"You provide support for facilities and programs. You provide boundless access for talented students, very talented students who might not otherwise have a chance at a quality education. You provide resources for gifted faculty, inspiring the next generation. You are the ones who inspire our community of Owls to dream bigger and better and to fly higher."
Richard Englert, Temple University's 14th president, at the 2023 Celebration of Philanthropy in Action event on the power of Temple's philanthropic leaders.
Temple Launches Made for More: Prioritizing Scholarships at Temple
In Fiscal Year 2024, Temple launched an ambitious three-year initiative to raise $125 million in direct scholarship support. Through Made for More: Prioritizing Scholarships at Temple, the university aims to make a Temple education more affordable for current and future students and raise awareness about the importance of scholarship giving.
Celebrating the Impact of Philanthropy
In October 2023, Temple held its first ever Celebration of Philanthropy in Action event on Main Campus. It was an evening to showcase the charitable impact of Temple’s most dedicated and visionary donors, as university leadership, visionary donors and members of the community came together to celebrate the enormous impact philanthropy has across our campus.
Temple Made Days Continue a New Tradition
In the spring we celebrated the spirit of hard work and resilience with our third annual Temple Made Days. Our featured program highlighted our trailblazing alumni in our two awards programs, Gallery of Success and 30 Under 30. A spirited alumni happy hour at Citizens Bank Park was an opportunity for connection, pride and community. Owls also made a difference for current and future students by making donations to the Cherry Pantry and participating in Temple Giving Days.
Fundraising Successes By the Numbers
$102M+ raised in FY24
Gifts made to the university during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 totaled $102,448,787. This marks the fifth consecutive year donations to Temple exceeded $100 million.
4,000
Temple University welcomed over 4,000 first-time donors in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. These generous supporters demonstrated their unprecedented commitment to the future of the university and stood up to have a hand in shaping it.
21
Temple University received a total of 21 new gifts and pledge of $1 million or more during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. These philanthropic visionaries are responsible for Temple’s momentum and help drive our bold future.
$24M
Temple University donors raised over $24M in direct student support this past fiscal year to fund student awards, scholarships and fellowships, reducing the costs of attending Temple.
$7M
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust's cumulative giving to scholarships for Temple students reached an impressive level. W.W. Smith has been a scholarship donor every year since 1978.
$5M
The Hon. Joyce Kean and Dr. Herbert Kean made a generous endowment gift to the Beasley School of Law to establish a named deanship: The Kean Family Deanship at Beasley School of Law.
$2.65M
The College of Engineering received the largest gift in its history, from former faculty member Brian Butz and his wife Susan, valued at more than $2.65M, which will fund its first ever endowed chair.
$2.6M
$2.6M was raised to support current use scholarship funds at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine—more than double last year’s total.
$2.5M
A gift from James Robb of $2.5M will name the main theater in the new home for the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts at Klein College.
$2.4M
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society granted $2.4M to the Fox Chase Cancer Center for research into overcoming racial and ethnic inequality.
$2.175M
A $2.175M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will support research in the College of Science and Technology.
$2M
Temple Athletics receives largest gift in its history. The pathbreaking gift from Debbie and Stanley Lefkowitz, CST ’65, will endow the Debbie and Stanley Lefkowitz ’65 Director of Athletics position.
$1.6M
Temple Health’s Acres of Diamonds Gala on May 30 at Citizens Bank Park raised a record $1.6M. The gala supports investments in lifesaving patient care across our Temple Health campuses, as well as our vital commitment to health equity.
$1.4M
The College of Education and Human Development was awarded a $1.4M grant to recruit and retain educators of color across Pennsylvania.
$1.19M
Owls came together and raised over $1M during Temple’s signature giving initiatives, Giving TUesday and Temple Giving Days, making a collective impact in support of the Temple community.
$1M
A $1M gift established the Duda-Frank Scholarship. John R. Duda, MD ’74, honored his parents' extraordinary story of resilience by providing a four-year scholarship for aspiring Temple Made physicians.
$1M
The College of Public Health received a $1M gift to create the Ellen Schwartz Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.
There were also two new endowed scholarships at the $1M-level at the College of Liberal Arts and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Endowed funds address immediate needs at Temple and generate indefinite support for students, faculty and programs.
$250K
A pledge from the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation to establish the Libraries’ first digital preservation endowment to ensure that our important collections are preserved and accessible for research, teaching and learning at Temple and beyond.
$229K
The IBC Foundation ($72K) and Jessie Ball DuPont Fund ($157K) supported College of Public Health nursing students, creating a pathway to diversity in nursing education through the Nurses for Tomorrow and Healthcare Scholars scholarships.
$50K
Dr. Aisha Chaudry, alum of the school of podiatric medicine, made a commitment of $50,000 to create a new endowed scholarship and continue her and her family’s legacy of giving back to the school.
$50K
The Temple University Black Alumni Alliance (TUBAA) reached their $50K goal to endow the TUBAA Scholarship Fund, which supports students majoring in Africology and African American studies who were experiencing gaps or difficulty affording a Temple education. This fund will ensure a lasting legacy for TUBAA and impact students for generations.
$20K
The Barnett and Irvine Cherry Pantry received its second grant from the Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation ($20K) adding to recent support from individual donors (e.g., Christopher M. Barnett, CLA ’10, and Nathan Irvine). Its mission is to combat hunger in the Temple community by supplying nutritious emergency food while providing equal treatment to all who visit the pantry.
Areas of Philanthropic Support
Fiscal Year 2024 Philanthropy At A Glance
Unrestricted gifts provide ongoing budget relief as well as the flexibility to address urgent financial needs and embrace new opportunities as they arise. Temple utilizes these gifts to support priorities such as financial aid, technology, equipment, research initiatives and much more.
The Impact of Scholarships and Crowdfunding
Changing Lives and Shaping our Globalized Future: The Access to Temple Rome Scholarship
In a world where higher education is increasingly globalized, fostering diversity and expanding access to transformative study-abroad experiences is a priority. It’s a dream for many students, yet financial barriers may hinder this becoming a reality. During the pandemic, a symbol of hope and commitment emerged for some Temple students: the Access to Temple Rome Scholarship.
Wunderkind Alumna Blazes Her Own Trail in the Theater and Arts Community
Sabriaya Shipley, TFM ’18, has only been out of Temple for a short time, but her resume is nothing short of extraordinary. With a palpable passion for arts and the theater, she continues to connect with her community, most recently partnering with Temple to raise $5,000 for OwlCrowd’s Uplift Black Theatre with Temple's Theatre Underground fundraiser.
The Power of Temple Alumni
Alumni Volunteers
536 alumni volunteers served as advocates for the university, supporting and championing our mission and strategic priorities.
54 alumni volunteers supported on-campus and regional events to connect with and engage future Temple Owls.
242 Alumni Nominees
30 Awardees
30 young alumni were honored with the prestigious 30 Under 30 award. From 242 nominees, the 2024 honorees included artistic visionaries, change igniters, workforce pioneers, global ambassadors, research and technology innovators and sports industry standouts. These stories are shared with prospective and current students to help showcase the possibilities that can be achieved with a Temple education.
Hundreds of Books Collected
Through the TUBAA Book Drive, Project GIVE, students, alumni and friends came together to collect hundreds of new books for school-age children in the Temple community, which were distributed to North Philadelphia children during Temple Campus Safety's annual holiday party.
470 Career Coach Recipients
Through Temple Professional Network, 470 alumni conducted at least one career coaching appointment with a Temple University career coach.
Alumni Outcomes and Successes
Owls are everywhere—and alumni outcomes are all around us. Find more alumni success stories at our alumni and donor news center, Temple Beyond.
Alum Beccah Hendrickson Establishes Scholarships to Fund Student Internship Experiences
Beccah Hendrickson has established The Beccah Hendrickson Scholarship so Klein College of Media and Communication students can have the same support she did.
Celebrating Success: Temple Education Scholars 2023 Students Embark on College Journeys
Scholarships for TES scholars are made possible thanks to the Robert J. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Joshua & Harriet Berks Kalin TES Endowed Fund. College of Education and Human Development alumni and friends' generosity has enabled students to achieve their dreams with ease.
Cinema as Compassion: Anula Shetty's Storytelling Ethos
Through her award-winning work as a filmmaker, Anula Shetty, TFM ’97, a first-generation South Asian immigrant, has made it part of her mission to uplift the stories of the underrepresented, especially in Philadelphia.
Hometown Humility: An Alum’s Illustrious Career Leads Him Back to Temple
After nearly two decades of not only working with some of the biggest names and brands in fashion and entertainment, but also starting his very own clothing empire, James “Jimmy” Gorecki, KLN ’06, has now found himself back where it all started—and he couldn’t be happier.
Temple Law Graduates Are Landing Good Jobs at Record Rates
Temple University’s Beasley School of Law has a rich history of preparing its students for careers as lawyers, clerks and advocates. This continues to be true today, as the most recent graduate data reported 95.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed as of March 2024.
Global Studies Alum Becomes Temple’s First Payne Fellow
Lauren Ross, CLA ’23, is Temple’s first Payne Fellow. This fellowship supports graduating seniors and young professionals through two-year graduate programs leading to a career with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Foreign Service.
TUAA Launches New Strategic Plan
The Temple University Alumni Association (TUAA) strategic plan outlines the vision, mission, guiding principles, priorities, strategies and tactics for fostering meaningful connections between and among Temple alumni, students and the university. Through collaboration, innovation and a deep commitment to a shared pride and spirit, Temple aspires to build a network that empowers, supports and celebrates our diverse alumni community while advancing the university's mission.
The true measure of the impact of our university is what our students ultimately become.
Thank you for your continued support to Temple University.
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