Mission Statement
The mission of the Kutztown University Foundation is to raise funds to assist in developing and enhancing quality educational opportunities at the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania for its students, faculty, and alumni, and the greater Kutztown University community.
Vision
We strive to operate using best practices, effective management, and endeavor to use innovative and creative approaches to support our efforts to continually grow fundraising success through alumni engagement, public awareness, and the cultivation of a philanthropic community for the benefit of Kutztown University, both KU students and faculty.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
The Kutztown University Foundation is committed to diversity, fairness, impartiality, and inclusion as core values, and embraces the rich dimensions within the individuals who comprise the Foundation.
history
For over 30 years, the Kutztown University Foundation has proudly served the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It has been fulfilling its mission to raise funds to assist in developing and enhancing quality educational opportunities at KU for its students, faculty, alumni, and the greater KU community.
The Kutztown University Foundation was founded on July 1, 1983, when the George B. Hancher Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Kutztown College Foundation merged, and the Kutztown State College formally became the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
Our founding elected officers were President Samuel P. Smith, Vice President Warren E. Ringler, Secretary Jeanne Esser, and Treasurer Otis J. Rothenberger. William J. Sutton of Allentown, who had been executive director of the Kutztown College Foundation, continued his role in the new KU Foundation.
In its first year, the KU Foundation exceeded its fundraising goal of $90,000 by raising more than $121,000 from 3,318 donors. The situation in 1983 was eerily similar to that faced by higher education institutions today. Colleges and universities then were also pushing to increase sources of private support in the face of declining levels of state and federal funding.
As the KU Foundation looks ahead to its next major campaign, we recognize that KU's funding priorities may change, but our mission remains constant. We are proud to partner with this great institution of higher education to support today’s students and to build the financial resources that will benefit thousands of new students for generations to come.
CONTACT US
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone
610-683-4110
Address
PO Box 151
Kutztown, PA 19530