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Annual Giving

Empower Students Every Day Through Your Investment in CAU

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The Annual Fund

The Annual Fund is Clark Atlanta University’s primary source of unrestricted support, strengthening general University operations and allowing CAU to respond to its greatest and most immediate needs. The tuition revenue does not fully cover the cost of CAU’s operations, and Annual Fund gifts help bridge that gap while supporting students today.

Donors may give to the Annual Fund as an unrestricted gift or direct their support to a specific program, scholarship, or area of impact.

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Ways Your Annual Gift Supports CAU

Your contribution delivers an immediate and significant impact across Clark Atlanta University (CAU) by enabling us to:

  • Expand Scholarship Access: Open doors for deserving students through increased scholarship opportunities.
  • Strengthen Academic Excellence: Bolster teaching, research, and academic innovation.
  • Enhance Student Engagement: Enrich student life, arts, athletics, and cultural programming.
  • Sustain Campus Operations: Support essential operations and student services essential for Panther success.
  • Advance University Initiatives: Launch or further initiatives that benefit the entire University community.

Support the Annual Fund

Every gift—every year—empowers CAU to fulfill its mission and nurture the next generation of Panthers.

Ways to Direct Your Annual Gift

Your Annual Fund gift may be directed to support the general fund for Clark Atlanta University’s highest priorities or designated to a specific program, scholarship, or initiative. Either option provides critical resources that advance student success and strengthen the University.

Here are few areas you may support through your annual gift.

Areas to Direct Your Support

  • General Operating Fund (unrestricted support)
  • Student Success & Scholarships
    • General Scholarship Fund
    • President’s Scholarship Fund
    • William E. Shack Closing the Gap Scholarship Fund
  • Arts, Culture & Student Life
    • Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
    • WCLK - Clark Atlanta University Radio Station
    • Atlanta University Center-wide Symphony Orchestra (AUCSO)
    • Mighty Marching Panther Band Scholarships
    • Marching Band
    • The Philharmonic Society (Travel & Scholarship)
  • Schools of Excellence
    • School of Arts and Sciences
    • School of Business
    • School of Education
    • School of Social Work
  • Athletics
    • Invest in programs that enhance the student-athlete experience.

Interested in Deepen Your Investment?

Visit our Funding Priorities page to delve into the University’s major strategic initiatives and long-term goals. Explore how you can contribute to transformative opportunities that drive significant impact across Clark Atlanta University. 

Annual Fund Team

Thoughtful giving begins with understanding your options. Our team is available to provide information and resources to support your philanthropic goals.

Tversa Ricks, Director of Annual Giving
Phone: (404)-880-8883
Email: tricks@cau.edu
Harkness Hall, Room 216
223 James P. Brawley Dr., SW Atlanta, GA 30314

Office of Institutional Advancement

Phone Number: 404-880-6040
Email: Dfraboni@cau.edu
Clark Atlanta University
205 Harkness Hall
223 James P. Brawley Drive
Atlanta, GA 30314

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Support the Annual Fund

When you support the Annual Fund, you invest directly in students—their access, their success, and their dreams. Your support helps remove financial barriers, enriches the learning environment, and ensures every Panther has the opportunity to thrive.

Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
(404) 880-8000
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