Welcome to Fundraising Friday: AB Today's weekly digest of recent developments in development.
Wake Forest University announced Thursday a transformational $20 million gift from longtime benefactor and football alum Bob McCreary, one of the most generous philanthropic leaders in Demon Deacon history, according to the university. McCreary's latest commitment is strategically designated to fund 10 current-use football scholarships and advance additional key football excellence initiatives.
A $7 million donation made by a local family will make possible a new modern athletics center for Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, Calif. The Greg and Christina Baszucki Athletics Center is a 33,000-square-foot facility that will be completed in August 2026. As reported Thursday by The Almanac, the athletics center is being designed by San Francisco-based architecture firm EHDD, known for designing the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Exploratorium. The new center will be a timber building designed to blend into the hillside and bucolic nature of the Portola Valley. Located next to the existing football field, it will include a full gymnasium, weight room and locker room. The facility will also have a two-story area with an outdoor amphitheater and terrace.
Total amount of these gifts:
$27,000,000
Running total for 2025:
$1,628,168,500
Total amount tracked by AB Today in 2024:
$943,830,339
