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You Can Make an Impact

When it comes to giving, it’s the people who count

Every gift to Rutgers starts and ends with a person in need. Your gifts may be measured dollar by dollar but their impact is measured by the individual stories, ideas, and possibilities that you help make happen.

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Rutgers Impact on the World

Rutgers leads the way with COVID-19 research and innovations

Rutgers has created a new center to coordinate the university’s myriad research and public health and outreach efforts to combat COVID-19.

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Your Impact

Many of you have asked how you can help during this difficult time. Thank for showing the world the true meaning of Scarlet Forever.

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Rutgers Leads Globally

$15 million Mellon Foundation Grant for Global Racial Justice

The establishment of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice marks a new direction among higher education institutions by using humanistic theories, methods and approaches to study global issues of race and social justice. The institute will span the entire university, and will include centers at Rutgers’ campuses in Newark, New Brunswick and Camden.

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In Her Memory

$5 Million Gift Will Advance Fight against Alzheimer’s and Dementia

“My wife was a wonderful woman whose life was cut down by this disease,” Klein says. “She suffered for nine years. Sadly, there was really nothing that could be done to treat her. It feels wonderful to associate her with Rutgers’ efforts to defeat this dreadful disease, and I’m very proud of that.”

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70,000+

The number of students who learn at Rutgers each year.

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77%

The percentage of Rutgers undergraduates who receive financial aid.

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$736.8 million

How much Rutgers spent in research and development in 2018 - 2019.

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Making a Difference

Healthy Start

Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey’s adolescents and young adults, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has committed $30 million to the university, launching an initiative leveraging Rutgers’ deep resources in behavioral health. Hear about Marlene Brandt’s vision.

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Change Agents

Prudential Creates New Scholarship Program

Prudential, a corporate stalwart in Newark, committed $10 million to the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC). The gift, the largest ever for Rutgers–Newark, underwrites the Prudential Scholars Program, providing scholarships to Newark residents who enroll in the HLLC to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

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Endowed Chairs

Exceptional faculty who hold endowed chairs and professorships inspire new approaches and solutions to the world’s challenges, thanks to generous donor support.

Darius Palia

On the Money

Vanessa Hus Bal

Supporting a Multifaceted Approach to Helping Adults on the Spectrum

Masayori Inouye

Chair holder in search of new therapies for cancer and AIDS.

Every Gift Makes a Difference

No matter the size of your donation, your gift changes lives. Read stories about donors like you who have improved the quality of life for students, the Rutgers community, New Jersey residents, and beyond.

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