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The Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà 49er Foundation advocates for the people and programs at California State University, Long Beach through the management of private support and the stewardship of donors. More than ever before, Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà depends on private support to create and sustain high-quality academic, artistic, and athletic programs that give our students the knowledge and experiences they need to be competitive in a global economy.

The California State University, Long Beach Research Foundation was founded in 1956 to administer contracts, grants, non-philanthropic dollars and non-state dollars. Out of necessity, that mission expanded to include management of philanthropic dollars and the university’s endowment.

Throughout the higher education community of the United States, campuses have created a more focused foundation model—one that divides duties among two foundations. One foundation manages philanthropic contributions and the second one manages corporate and auxiliary fiduciary matters. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìàhas adopted this two-foundations model. The new 49er Foundation raises and manages philanthropic dollars and manages the university’s endowment. The existing Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Research Foundation has returned to the mission upon which it was founded and focuses on contracts, grants, non-philanthropic dollars and non-state dollars.

The 49er Foundation Board is the primary conduit for all philanthropic support to the university, and it has fiduciary responsibility of Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s endowment.