University of Western Ontario

Recent Fundraising

Western's most ambitious and successful fundraising campaign ever, Campaign Western, was publicly launched in September, 2000, and raised more than $327 million in private donations, including an additional $65 million in expected planned gifts and more than $150 million leveraged from various government matching programs.

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The total amount exceeded $540 million and represented one of the largest amounts raised by any Canadian university.

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Campaign Western focused on six themes: building the University's endowment to meet highest priority needs; recruiting and retaining top faculty; attracting and supporting the best students; expanding research capacity; ensuring superior academic programs; and enriching the campus and community environment.

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More than 55,000 alumni from around the world gave to the Campaign, representing a substantial increase from previous appeals.

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