{"id":4376,"date":"2026-08-06T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:07:43","slug":"usc-sets-new-fundraising-mark-shattering-last-years-record-by-nearly-100m-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4376","title":{"rendered":"USC sets new fundraising mark, shattering last year\u2019s record by nearly $100M"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The University of South Carolina system smashed fundraising records this year, bringing in $357.6 million during fiscal year 2026, nearly 40% more than its previous record of $259.7 million, set last year.<\/p>\n

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Donations flowed in from more than 48,000 individual donors this year, including some 16,000 first-time supporters, demonstrating an unprecedented level of participation from Gamecock alumni, families and friends of the university, school officials said in a statement Wednesday announcing the achievement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis historic year reflects great confidence in the mission of the University of South Carolina,\u201d USC President Michael Amiridis said in the statement. \u201cOur alumni, friends and partners are investing in the people, ideas and discoveries that will shape USC\u2019s future. Their generosity is expanding opportunity, accelerating innovation and strengthening our impact across South Carolina and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The university\u2019s fundraising capacity has come a long way since 2021, when its vice president for development resigned amid dysfunction within her division, which she referred to as a \u201cmess\u201d that would take \u201ca while\u201d to get sorted out, according to emails obtained by The State Media Co.<\/p>\n

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