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Donor Recognition

With private gifts from alumni, parents, faculty and staff, students and friends, UC San Diego can achieve the extraordinary. We thank all of the generous donors who share our vision by supporting UCSD's ability to deliver the local impact, national influence and global reach of the region's leading research university.

Donor Profiles

UC San Diego relies on private support to continue the university's achievements and contributions. What motivates these generous donors? Here are some of their stories.







Leadership Giving

UC San Diego is one of the world's top-ranked research institutions and a magnet for innovators of all kinds…thanks to leadership gifts.

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Giving News

South Dakota philanthropist T. Denny Sanford (right) gave $30 million to help fund a dedicated stem cell research center on the La Jolla mesa.

Red Fish Blue Fish, UCSD's graduate program percussion ensemble, will be among university musicians to benefit from the new music center.