FY21 Giving
The Southern Oregon University Foundation received $3.7 million in private gifts, grants, and pledges to support Southern Oregon University during FY 2020-21. Nearly 2,000 donors contributed toward a range of scholarship funds, academic and athletic programs, and public outreach initiatives.
Gifts to SOU
A $2 million gift from Lithia Motors represented the largest philanthropic gift to SOU in the last five years. Lithia and its founding DeBoer family pledged $1 million to the pavilion project and $1 million to fund scholarships for many of the student-athletes who will compete in the new facility.
SOU Foundation
The SOU Foundation is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with SOU. A Board of Trustees manages current-use funds as well as an endowment valued at nearly $38 million.
