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BASF CAMPAIGN: Nothing Short of Transformative

BASF CAMPAIGN: Nothing Short of Transformative

Supported by a matching grant from the San Diego Foundation, the Five-Year BASF Campaign is underway. The campaign will enable BASF to expand a growing and successful scholarship and academic achievement program, one that is making a difference on the UC San Diego campus, in the lives of our Scholars and their families, and in the communities they contribute to as a result of their outstanding education at UC San Diego.

SPECIFIC IMPACTS SOUGHT:

  • African American Enrollment & Graduation: To help raise it from 2.8% to at least 6%,
    thus enhancing UCSD’s positive impact in the African American community and the
    greater San Diego region;
  • Scholarships: To increase the number of BASF Scholars on campus from 150 to at least
    400 over 5 years and decrease their debt upon graduation; 
  • Diversity: To enrich the San Diego regional environment with larger numbers of African
    American UCSD graduates available for occupations in the sciences, social sciences, arts,
    and humanities.

 

RECENT AND PLANNED SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

The successful and growing BASF Scholarship Program is beginning to reach a scale that is
impactful on the campus and in the larger community. NOW, the need is to make this growth and
its positive impact sustainable.

FUNDRAISING GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Overall Goal: Within 5 years, the endowment is fully funding new and continuing Scholars:

  • 2023 through 2027 –Raise $10M for the BASF endowment at the San Diego Foundation

 

Recent Successes in attracting endowment and annual funding support:

  • 2021 – present – BASF endowment growth of nearly $1 million
  • $500,000 commitment from a key campus donor to annual funding over 5 years in order
    to double current intake from 20 to 40 scholarship awards starting 2021
  • $422,500 5-year commitment from another key campus donor to fund 4-year scholarships
    for students majoring in engineering
  • $1.3 Million from over 200 donors, including alumni, campus staff and faculty,
    community members and BASF Board members
  • A recent $500,000 matching grant from the San Diego Foundation to support BASF endowment growth

 

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN

 

Become a Legacy Donor and Create a Lifelong Scholarship in your name! 

  • A $1,000,000 gift will annually fund 16 endowed $2,500 scholarships indefinitely  
  • A $ 500,000 gift will fund 8 endowed scholarships indefinitely 
  • A $250,000 gift will fund 4 endowed scholarships indefinitely 
  • A $125,000 gift will fund 2 endowed scholarships indefinitely.
  • ALL donations to the BASF endowment up to $500,000 in total will be matched with “expendable funds” by the San Diego Foundation; so, your donation will have BOTH an immediate and a long term impact.

 

Become a Supporting Donor and help us make 2024 the best year in BASF History of Giving!

  • A $25,000 gift will grow the endowment or fund ten $2,500 scholarships 
  • A $10,000 gift will grow the endowment or fund four $2,500 scholarships. 
  • A $2,500 gift will fund one $2,500 scholarship.
  • ALL donations to the BASF endowment up to $500,000 in total will be matched with “expendable funds” by the San Diego Foundation; so, your donation will have BOTH an immediate and a long term impact.


Truly, your gift of any amount will support the continued success of African American students at UCSD!  

To learn more about becoming a supporter please contact us to receive a package with information.

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