UAMS Fundraising Totals $40.8M in Fiscal 2024

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UAMS reported more than $40.8 million in fundraising through gifts and philanthropic grants in the 2024 fiscal year, the second highest fundraising year in its history.

It’s only the second time UAMS fundraising has exceeded $40 million, the first being 2020. 

Donations support the UAMS Foundation Fund, which aims to advance work in education, patient care and research.

In total, 4,711 donations were received in fiscal year 2024. Notable support from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, includes:

• $5.7 million investment in education, training and student scholarships, with a significant portion raised through leadership gifts from UAMS alumni.
• $7 million investment in facilities, including in the UAMS Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital and the Radiation Oncology Center that opened in summer 2023, and the UAMS Milk Bank that opened in September 2023. The UAMS Health Orthopedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale, which broke ground in September 2023, has received $4.5 million in support from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation.
• With a $5 million gift from the Chris Fowler family, UAMS met its initial $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute Designation. In total, 8,700 donations were received to support the effort.
• $1.34 million investment in the expansion of specialty care and clinical centers at Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro and Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, as well as the reopening of the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in El Dorado.
• $4.5 million investment in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in support of children’s mental health, including the Trauma Research Initiative for Schools, and the establishment of the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience.
• $125,000 investment in programs such as Stocked & Reddie and Double Your Dollars, as well as the 12^th Street Health & Wellness Clinic in Little Rock and the North Street Clinic at the Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville.
• $2 million investment in endowed chairs and professorships, including the creation of the James and Patricia Wallis Professorship in Radiation Oncology and the Dr. Omar T. Atiq Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership.

“In light of challenging economic times, this is a remarkable achievement that displays an abundance of generosity in Arkansas and beyond,” UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health Dr. Cam Patterson said in a press release. “This is also an amazing effort by our dedicated fundraising team who have overcome many challenges to secure critical funds that support UAMS’ programs throughout the state.”