Donor and Fund Stewardship

Explore how the university acknowledges gifts, administers funds, facilitates the creation of endowed chairs, and oversees fundraising groups.

Donor acknowledgment

Supports the production of:

• Acknowledgement letters
• First-time donor acknowledgment
• Honor and memorial acknowledgments
• See more about gift acknowledgment and gift processing.

Donor recognition

Endowed chairs

• Maintain comprehensive records about endowed chairs, their purpose, approval, and funds associated with the chairs.
• Facilitate any changes made to endowed chair names, purposes, or terms.
• Partner with Development and other campus representatives seeking to establish chairs.

Resources:

• APM-191 UC Endowed Chairs and Professorships (PDF)
• PPM-230-191 Endowed Chairs and Professorships
• UC San Diego Chancellor’s Chair and Fellowship Challenge Guidelines (PDF)
• Endowed Chair Quick Guide (PDF)
• About Endowed Chairs

Naming agreements

Individual donors can be honored by naming university property, a program, or facility. Donor Stewardship facilitates the approvals for naming agreements.

• Partners with Campus Planning to maintain a comprehensive campus list of donor namings
  • Read more about namings
  • Read the PPM 420-1 Policy on Naming UC San Diego Facilities, Programs, and Properties
  • Email for information on named facilities.

You can view named buildings on our interactive campus map:
campus map

Fund stewardship

• Ensures compliance with UC and UC San Diego policies
  
  • Gift Fund Policies
• Informs units about the purpose and appropriate use of gift funds
• Provides annual endowed fund reports that show market value, gift inflows, and payout
• Sustain donor relations by partnering with Development and staff to provide reporting
• Provide financial information on gift funds through an online dashboard
  • Access to STAR
• See more about fund stewardship.