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The Annual Report of Planned Giving for Fiscal Year 2024

The UC Santa Barbara Annual Report of Private Giving is published each November to reflect the previous fiscal year. We are proud to highlight supporters and the bright scholars supported by philanthropic endeavors. Read on to get inspired!

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34%

Percentage of individual
giving that comes from
planned gifts

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We remain indebted to the dedicated alumni, faculty and staff, and community friends who have already designated their legacies to support campus. The growth in the number of planned gifts to UC Santa Barbara continues to ensure a bright future for the university and the generations of students to come. Hopefully, as you read through this report, you will find yourself inspired by these thoughtful individuals.

Ilana Ormond, Senior Director, Planned Giving

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Energy-Efficient Research

Dr. John Bowers, director of UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE), has committed a legacy gift to support graduate students with the aim to expand research in energy efficiency. Since 2008, IEE has pioneered innovations in areas like data transmission, sustainable agriculture, and LED technology to improve energy use worldwide.

An Intellectual Home

Jennifer Ho ’92 found her future in UC Santa Barbara's Asian American studies classes. She is now the director of the Center for the Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches classes on Asian American culture and Critical Race Theory. Jennifer hopes her bequest to the UCSB Department of Asian American Studies will provide stability and flexibility for the department.

A Legacy of Inquiry

Ann Fingarette Hasse created the Leslie S. and Herbert Fingarette Endowment to honor her parents and support UC Santa Barbara philosophy graduate students, enabling them to present research at conferences. Her gift continues UCSB Professor Herbert Fingarette’s legacy of curiosity-driven scholarship. Ann’s endowment fosters the same intellectual exploration that her father championed.