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UND Alumni Association & Foundation Secures Nearly $120 Million in Gifts During 2025

By Bill Dubensky Feb 5, 2026 | 6:08 AM

(Photo by Jasmine Koenig, UND Toady)

 

(UND Today) – The UND Alumni Association & Foundation had “shattered” previous fundraising records, securing $119.95 million in gifts during the 2025 calendar year.

CEO DeAnna Carlson Zink made the announcement during the 2026 State of the UND Alumni Association & Foundation Address, at the Gorecki Alumni Center in Grand Forks.

“I am absolutely thrilled, humbled, and overjoyed to announce that in the calendar year 2025, our alumni and friends have not just broken our previous fundraising record, they have shattered it,” Carlson Zink told the audience of alumni and university leaders.

“This is historic. This is transformational. This is legacy.” The previous fundraising record was $100.5 million set in fiscal year 2024.

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