Rutgers University Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organisation established in 1973 to channel private philanthropy into public higher education. It generates philanthropic resources for Rutgers and connects donors with the university's schools, programmes, faculty and students, supporting campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden as well as Rutgers Health.
The foundation is the home of the Rutgers University Alumni Association, which serves a network of more than 617,000 alumni worldwide, of whom over 378,900 reside in New Jersey. Alongside alumni engagement, it provides comprehensive advancement services - fundraising and donor relations that link individuals with gift opportunities across the university.
Its stated mission emphasises academic excellence, social mobility and educational equity, within the ethos of a public university serving New Jersey. The organisation's work sits at the intersection of higher education, philanthropy and nonprofit advancement, and spans a geographic footprint reaching from New Jersey to alumni worldwide.
