The Foundation raises private gifts for the benefit of the University of Hawaiʻi and its students. We provide central services to:

• Raise funds
• Manage assets
• Administer gift accounts

To accomplish these activities that support all units and campuses of the UH System, we provide resources and specialists in:

• Major gifts
• Foundation and Corporate giving
• Annual Giving
• Estate and Gift Planning
• Donor Relations
• We also manage a student-staffed call center that reaches out to alumni, parents and friends providing news about UH and raising annual gifts

Nearly 99% of gifts are donor-directed. The UH Foundation partners closely with UH to ensure that donor's wishes are realized.

• To ensure that our donor's wishes are respected in perpetuity, we develop individualized Gift Agreements where appropriate. These customized legal documents clearly articulate each donor's gift specifications.

• Currently, the Foundation manages endowments with a total market value of more than $200 million.
• More information on the Foundation's endowment investment pool policies, asset allocation, and performance can be found in the annual endowment reports.

• UHF provides accounting services for more than 5,000 accounts
• UHF responds to more than 1,600 account service requests a month Of the 5,000 accounts we administer, more than 1,500 are student aid accounts for the benefit of UH students.

• Coordinate relationships with potential donors
• Nurture relationships with existing donors through recognition and stewardship events

The Office of Alumni Relations at the UH Foundation develops alumni programming for the UH System.

• UHAA advances the interests of the institution by connecting alumni and friends with the university
• Builds stakeholder relationships in the community
• Inspires pride, affinity and support through mutually beneficial and lifelong relationships