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Support University priorities and educational access.

The Penn Fund benefits core priorities across the University and delivers assistance where it is needed most—providing immediate, flexible, and meaningful resources to all aspects of undergraduate student life and learning.

In addition, you may also direct your philanthropy through The Penn Fund to some of our closest partners across campus, who join us in supporting critical financial aid to ensure opportunity and access for talented undergraduate students from all backgrounds.

The funds below represent high-priority areas that may be of interest when you are considering how to make an impact.

Featured Giving Opportunities

A group of Penn students walk and laugh together on campus, reflecting the supportive and inclusive community fostered by Penn First Plus.

The Fund for Penn First Plus

Penn First Plus provides a comprehensive, multifaceted program to ensure students who are first in their families to attend college and those who come from limited-income backgrounds can join the Penn community and thrive.

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The University Life Fund

The University Life Fund provides this important campus division with ample flexibility to address pressing needs, meet unexpected challenges, and pursue new initiatives that help current Quakers learn, grow, and reach their fullest potential.

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The Access and Retention Fund

The Access and Retention Fund enables emergency and opportunity funding meant to cover one-time, unexpected expenses such as technology needs, clothing, minor medical expenses, or emergency travel.

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The I-Care Program Gift Fund

The I-Care Program Gift Fund provides interactive gatekeeper training for students, faculty, and staff that builds a caring community with the skills and resources to intervene with student stress, distress, and crisis.

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Cultural Resource Centers

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Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center Gift Fund

The Greenfield Intercultural Center builds community, creates a sense of belonging, and fosters intercultural understanding through programs, resources, and student engagement.

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Three people wearing Penn Latinx shirts stand together beside a colorful mural.

Casa Latina Gift Fund

Casa Latina creates a welcoming environment for students through programs, events, and dialogue focused on Latinx cultures, identities, and issues.

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A group gathers outside the LGBT Center around a welcome sign decorated in rainbow colors.

LGBT Center Gift Fund

The LGBT Center fosters belonging and success for Penn’s LGBTQ+ students, staff, faculty, and alumni through an intersectional approach.

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Three people stand beside an illustrated display highlighting Black history at Penn.

Makuu Black Cultural Center Gift Fund

Makuu provides a welcoming home for Black students and centers the experiences, concerns, and possibilities of Penn’s African Diaspora communities.

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