Harvard Raises $5 Billion in 15 Months

Harvard's Widener Library.

The Harvard Campaign received $5 billion in gifts and pledges in the 15 months ending December 31, 2014. This is:

• Nearly 77 percent of the $6.5-billion goal announced in September 2013.
• It is on top of $2.8 billion of prior commitments. 
• The $5 billion includes $2.2 billion in gifts and pledges.

The $5 billion updates the $4.3-billion total announced June 30, adding:

• A $350-million gift to the Harvard School of Public Health.
• A gift of $60-$75 million (the total was not disclosed) from Steve Ballmer ’77 for a dozen computer-science professorships in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, announced in November. 
• Gifts for the fall launches of campaigns by the Graduate School of Design, the Graduate School of Education, and the Medical School.