The annual giving program, administered by the Development Office, seeks private support from alumni, faculty, emeritus faculty and staff, parents and friends of Arkansas State University. The goal of annual giving is to enhance the university's academic programs by providing meaningful giving opportunities and maintaining positive relations with our supporters.

    All gifts to the ASU Foundation, Inc., are applied to donor-designated accounts for immediate needs or endowments to enrich the university's future. Annual gifts have been used to fund scholarships for the region's  students, to equip laboratories in our science programs, to provide scholarly journals for our faculty, to upgrade computer capabilities in classrooms, and to enhance the Dean B. Ellis library, the museum and KASU public radio programs. All colleges and departments have benefited from private support.