$71.3M in expenses

The foundation supports the university in its efforts to maintain its distinction as a premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university while promoting the university's departments in their educational, scientific, and literary efforts and enterprises. By maximizing private charitable support and investing prudently, the foundation helps keep the university in a leadership position for research and academic instruction.continued on schedule o.excellence in research translates to real-world solutions to the issues and complex problems posed to our communities each and every day. Strong metropolitan research universities are engines for intellectual and economic growth and prosperity, and the foundation makes the university more powerful every day by providing talented researchers with necessary resources to make breakthroughs that matter. As public financial support for higher education has declined and the cost continues to increase, the foundation is working to ensure the deficit in funding is met, and that students can continue to become university of louisville academics, athletes and citizens, creating their own unique uofl stories. That is why the foundation provides financial support for the various academic, athletic and career pursuits.