UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC

ATHLETICS EXPENSES PAID IN SUPPORT OF THE UCF ATHLETICS PROGRAM AND THE CHARGEON FUND PROVIDE STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH CHAMPIONSHIP-CALIBER EXPERIENCES, EMPOWERING THEM TO EXCEL IN COMPETITION, IN THE CLASSROOM, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. FROM ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO WORLD-CLASS TRAINING FACILITIES AND SERVICES, THE KNIGHTS BENEFIT GREATLY FROM PHILANTHROPY. IN FY24 ALONE, TWO SIGNIFICANT ALUMNI GIFTS RESULTED IN AN ADDITIONAL $11.5 MILLION IN CRITICAL FUNDING FOR UCF ATHLETICS AND A NEW 95-ACRE SPACE ON CAMPUS THAT WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES, AS WELL AS ATHLETIC COMPETITION. UCF STUDENT-ATHLETES CONTINUED TO EXCEL IN THEIR ACADEMICS, EXTENDING THEIR RECORD-SETTING STREAK TO 33 CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS WITH A DEPARTMENT GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR BETTER AT THE END OF THE SPRING 2024 SEMESTER INCLUDING 10 STRAIGHT SEMESTERS WITH A 3.3 OR HIGHER MARK. THE KNIGHTS COMPILED A COMBINED 3.42 GPA IN THE SPRING 2024 SEMESTER AND MORE THAN 75% OF STUDENT-ATHLETES POSTED A GPA OF 3.0 OR HIGHER, 63 OF WHICH EARNED A 4.0 GPA.

ACADEMIC EXPENSES PAID IN SUPPORT OF THE UCF PROGRAMS FUND ACADEMIC OFFERINGS, SALARIES FOR UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES AND FELLOWSHIPS TO REWARD SOME OF UCF'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED AND PROMISING STUDENTS. OUTSTANDING FACULTY ARE CRITICAL TO INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE, INSPIRING STUDENTS AND FOSTERING AND ENHANCING STRONG ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. BY FUNDING PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY SUCH AS ENDOWED CHAIRS, EMINENT SCHOLAR POSITIONS AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIPS, WE RETAIN THE UNIVERSITY'S MOST ESTEEMED FACULTY AND IN TURN, MAINTAIN OUR HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARD. SPENDING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FURTHER ENRICHES THE UCF LEARNING EXPERIENCE. UCF FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVED $104,403,814 IN GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS IN FY24 FAR EXCEEDING THE GOAL SET BY UNIVERSITY LEADERS. THIS REPRESENTED THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 87,000 DONORS WHO GAVE 237,390 GIFTS.