Fact: Oversight of the UW-Superior Foundation is provided by a volunteer board of directors that monitors fund-raising activities, manages assets, and ensures donor gifts are used as directed. The Foundation is audited annually.

2007 Foundation Annual Report

UW-Superior Foundation Board of Directors

The University of Wisconsin-Superior Foundation, Inc.        

Our mission is to vigorously promote and contribute to the continuing success of UW-Superior. It is a task that the Foundation first undertook in 1949 by soliciting funds for and awarding scholarships to students. It is a mission that has been taken to the heart of the dedicated alumni and friends who have served on its board and donated to its purpose.

Since that time, the Foundation has grown and the needs of the campus have changed. Scholarships continue to be a major thrust of support, however, students and the campus need external support now more than ever and in different ways. With the state now contributing just 33 percent of the campus budget as of 2004, we have found ways to contribute to the campus that make significant impact on the students' education. The Foundation has become a valued partner in student research, faculty recruitment and development, visiting lecturers and much more.

Campaign Superior takes us one important step farther. It puts the goals of the University first and aligns fund-raising activities to match those goals. Our fund-raising goals for Campaign Superior represent investments in the infrastructure, programs and people needed to propel UW-Superior to its envisioned role as a leading public liberal arts institution. It also gives donors the opportunity to invest in the buildings, initiatives or projects that best meet their personal philanthropic philosophy and vision for their university. As a comprehensive campaign, our approach is such that the annual operating support the Foundation provides the University goes hand-in-hand with the large initiatives.

This campaign is a first for the Foundation. However, we are confident that our goals will be attained. We've talked with many friends and alumni who have been waiting for an opportunity to give back to UW-Superior. Campaign Superior is that mechanism.