40 Years of Investing in Our Students

Reflecting On Our History

1982 SUNY Oneonta Foundation established on March 19th

1983 Press conference announcing the first fundraising drive with $250,000 goal

1988 Mills Distinguished Lectureship endowed fund is established

1992 Endowment funds and net asset value surpassed $3 million

1996 Founders’ Society renamed the Netzer Planned Giving Society in honor and memory of our late College President, Royal Netzer, and his wife Clara

1998 Bequest gift from Rufus Thayer expanded the Biological Field Station

1999 Cornell-Gladstone-Hanlon-Kaufmann Lecture Fund established

2001 $1.1 million raised to establish Alumni Field House endowment

2005 Foundation welcomed first students to the Board of Directors: Amanda Villari ’07 and Jonathan Winnicki ’06

2007 Endowment funds and net asset value surpassed $30 million

2008 Board approved the naming of the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery with gift commitment of $250,000.

2010 Visions and Solutions: The Fund for Science and Technology raised over $5.2 million for scholarship support in the Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics fields.

2012 Awarded scholarship and program support funds exceeded $2.5 million

2013 Endowment funds and net asset value surpassed $40 million

2015 The 125th Anniversary Possibilities Full of Promise campaign raised over $13.6 million

2018 Launch of $25 million fundraising campaign, Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta

2021 Foundation surpasses $2.3 million in annual scholarship and student support fund awards.

2023 Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta raised over $33.2 million to endow the Student Emergency Fund, establish over 150 new scholarships and student support funds, and grow the University’s unrestricted endowment.

2024 Endowment funds and net asset value reaches $80 million

Two classmates studying in 1982—the year the College at Oneonta Foundation was established.
Two classmates studying in 1982—the year the SUNY Oneonta Foundation was established.
The Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, named in 2008 after a $250,000 gift commitment.
The Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, named in 2008 after a $250,000 gift commitment.
SUNY Oneonta students celebrating Red Day, a campus tradition supported by the College Foundation.
SUNY Oneonta students celebrating Red Day, a campus tradition supported by the SUNY Oneonta Foundation.

Giving Builds a Strong Foundation.

The endowment fund has grown from $74,744 in 1982 to $84,000,000 in 2022. The scholarships awards fund has grown from $0 in 1982 to $2,500,000 in 2022.
*Projected

A tradition of campaign success

The campaign for Oneonta. For our students...for our future.

1994-1999
THE CAMPAIGN FOR ONEONTA
GOAL: $4 million
RAISED: Over $6 million

Changing lives since 1889. Campaign for the college at Oneonta.

2002-2007
CHANGING LIVES SINCE 1889
GOAL: $10 million
RAISED: Over $12 million

The fund for science and technology

2007-2010
VISIONS-SOLUTIONS: THE FUND FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GOAL: $4 million
RAISED: Over $5 million

Possibilities full of promise. The 125th anniversary campaign for SUNY Oneonta.

2011-2015
POSSIBILITIES FULL OF PROMISE:
The 125th Anniversary Campaign for SUNY Oneonta
GOAL: $12.5 million
RAISED: $13.6 million

Grow Thrive Live Campaign.

2018-Present
GROW. THRIVE. LIVE. THE FUTURE OF SUNY ONEONTA
GOAL: $25 million
RAISED: $29.4 million as of January 2023

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