Invest With PASSHE

Your gift to The PASSHE Foundation impacts the students, programs, and resources that make our System universities a place that changes lives.

No matter the size, gifts to the PASSHE Foundation support all areas—from academics and scholarships to sustainability and student life. Your gift will propel the State System into the future, help our students thrive, and support the areas of greatest need.

Begin or renew your PASSHE philanthropic journey today.

Why Partner with the State System Foundation?

The State System fuels Pennsylvania’s economy as nearly 800,000 alumni live and work in every one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.

The State System enrolls over 85,000 students, with 90% hailing from PA.  33% are first-generation students, and 63% of graduates are still living & working in PA one decade after graduation.

State System universities have seen a pronounced increase in enrollments in programs identified as high-need areas, including STEM and healthcare-related programs.

When combined (STEM-H), these represent the most popular areas of study, accounting for about one-third of the graduates receiving a bachelor’s degree from a State System university. Business, the second most popular field of study, accounts for about one-fourth of those now graduating.

Ways to Engage with Us

With over 400,000 students seeking degrees or enrolled in certificate and other career-development programs, affordable, career-relevant post-secondary education is an engine of social mobility and economic development, which is essential to the future of this Commonwealth.

We are:

Building comprehensive pathways focused on emerging career options, student aspirations and the economic growth of the business - from scholarship and mentoring to internships and employment

Cultivating public-private partnerships to create solutions that identify and elevate our student and alumni talent

Accelerating industry-aligned employee pipelines in high-priority occupations in collaboration with system leadership

PREPARING PENNSYLVANIA’S WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE

Developing creative, collaborative solutions for today's talent, the #Prepared4PA initiative has aligned employer-validated competencies and skills needed for successful transitions in the workforce across six identified in-demand industries.

Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows: attracting talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—into teaching in high-need secondary schools in Pennsylvania.​