Taking shape
Make it Real Campaign for VCU
The Make It Real Campaign for VCU, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the university’s history, closed June 30. The generous support of the VCU community of alumni, friends, employees, corporations and foundations made it possible to shatter the $750 million goal and raise a campaign total of $841,606,604.
The campaign fueled innovative ideas and bold initiatives, leading to wide-ranging transformations across the university and enriching the lives of VCU’s students, alumni, faculty, university professionals, patients, caregivers and researchers now and for years to come.
Since the campaign’s launch in 2012, gifts have bolstered growth in three major areas — people, innovations and environments — resulting in: