The Faith to Soar Higher

2025 Impact Report

Thanks to your collective generosity and community commitment, we soared to campaign success, exceeding our fundraising, participation and engagement goals.

Together, we’re building a culture of philanthropy that will advance our Marianist identity and inspire students to lifelong learning, leadership and service.



Igniting Opportunity


Your generosity opens doors to more students who can attend — and enrich — our Catholic, Marianist campus. Once here, your gifts help provide access to numerous opportunities for high-impact experiential learning and innovative curriculum. These experiences allow students to stretch their wings and fly. And after graduation, they join more than 130,000 welcoming alumni: a lifelong community that helps all Flyers soar.



Endowment

Ensuring Community

Behind every number is a story of Flyer generosity, partnership and strategic stewardship. Together, we are ensuring that UD’s investments and philanthropy create enduring opportunities for all Flyers to soar. Through your gifts to our endowment, you’re strengthening our programs and improving the UD experience while fulfilling a commitment to the future. This year we are realizing $37.2 million in support from returns on invested endowment funds for use in fiscal year 2026. That’s an increase of $2.6 million over fiscal year 2025.


Impact Stories
10.31.2025
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After serving in the Marine Corps and owning his own business for many years, Gary Martinez decided to pursue his next dream — enrolling at the University of Dayton as a first-generation student.
Giving
10.22.2025
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Students are getting a firsthand view of the future of health professions training thanks to the new Dave and Norma McCarthy Virtual Reality Lab in memory of Dr. Anne Crecelius.
Giving
10.21.2025
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This spring, some UD students were watching March Madness games while four were practicing their skills for another bracket-style competition, the National Collegiate Digital Marketing Championship.

Service

Empowering Excellence

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community who keep the neighborhood spirit alive in all of us, making social and professional connections while bridging the gap between current students and campus life and Flyers around the world. We are proUD to have 1,049 active volunteers in defined roles; we welcomed 399 as new volunteers in FY25.

Aerial photo of campus at sunset

Creating a Legacy


Giving society members lead us forward with generosity and vision, ensuring that our legacy endures for generations. 



Reaching New Heights

We Soar was successful in true Flyer fashion. We came together as a community in service to the future — soaring beyond our campaign goals. We raised $453 million to advance UD's mission, welcomed 21,338 new members to the Front Porch Society, and added 3,064 new volunteers in defined roles. Whether you gave $25 to support the men’s tennis team, $100 to assist Campus Ministry, or $2 million for a scholarship, you created tangible impact for all Flyers.

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