Ever Brighter

Ever Brighter. Forever Grateful.

THANK YOU, CANES!

Thanks to your incredible support, the University of Miami has raised more than $2.6 billion—the largest, most ambitious fundraising campaign in our history. Your generosity will ignite groundbreaking research, drive bold academic breakthroughs, and accelerate life-changing medical discoveries. Together, we’re not just transforming the U—we’re helping solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges. And this is only the beginning.

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Ever Brighter. Forever Grateful.

University shines $2.6 billion ‘Brighter’

Publicly launched only four years ago, the University of Miami's Ever Brighter: The Campaign for Our Next Century has surpassed its $2.5 billion goal, impacting students, faculty members, patients, programs, and facilities across the institution’s campuses.

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Thank you for helping us surpass our goals

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Goal
$2.5B

Welcoming New Canes

One of the most inspiring outcomes of the Ever Brighter campaign was welcoming 107,255 first-time donors to the Canes family. Each new supporter represents a spark of belief in our mission—driving bold ideas, breakthroughs, and innovations. Their generosity fuels our future.

First-time donors

Stories of Impact

Philanthropy at the U

Stories of Impact

Over the course of the Ever Brighter campaign, supports from across the world showed us all the power of philanthropy and the positive change that generosity can have not only on our university and medical system, but on the world. Explore stories of the impact that individuals like you have had on the future of the U.

A New Century of Discovery

One of the Ever Brighter campaign's top priorities was expanding endowed positions—Centennial Talents—at the University of Miami, ensuring even greater success as we begin our second century.

new endowed positions made possible through Ever Brighter

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By The Numbers

Total gifts


Gifts over $1 million


sq. ft. added to campuses