San Diego State University

San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. In 2003 it had a student body of more than 33,000 and an alumni base of 200,000.

Endowment

San Diego State University's financial endowment is presently valued at $91,000,000.00 ($91 million U.S. dollars) as of the end of the 2003-2004 academic year, as reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper. The same article reports that San Diego State University received a record $146,000,000.00 in external funding during the 2003-2004 academic year for research purposes and other related matters, and also an additional $65,000,000.00 in donations and other charitable giving.

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Financial endowment - San Diego Union-Tribune - Newspaper - Charitable

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• See "College Endowments Rose in Last Year, But Giving to CSU System is Down" L. Petrillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 4, 2005.

The primary philanthropic arm of San Diego State University is The Campanile Foundation, controlled by the University Advancement division of the university. The San Diego State University Research Foundation, an auxiliary corporation owned and controlled by the university, is the manager and administrator of all philanthropic funds and external funding for the university and its affiliated and auxilliary foundations and corporations.

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Philanthropic

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An auxiliary to The Campanile Foundation is the Aztec Athletic Association, which primarily raises funds for the student athletes in the San Diego State University athletics programs (see discussion of Athletics below).

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