ANNUAL REPORT-2024
ANNUAL REPORT-2024
Michigan Medicine Office of Development
Eric Barritt Senior Associate Vice President Chief Development Officer
A Message From the Chief Development Officer
It is an incredible honor to help raise funds to support the mission of one of the country’s premier academic medical centers. In fiscal 2024, 31,752 gifts of all sizes totaled $208.5 million, driving innovation in patient care, lifesaving research, the education of tomorrow’s health care leaders, and advances in health equity.
We have one of the most robust development programs among public universities, and we are grateful for Michigan Medicine’s investment in our work. It costs 11 cents to raise a dollar here, four cents less than the average identified by the Association of American Medical College’s 2023 Development Survey.
Faculty, staff, and leadership are at the heart of our success, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness with which the entire Michigan Medicine team demonstrates commitment and appreciation to our donors and friends. In FY24, we were actively preparing to launch the Look to Michigan fundraising campaign, which we did in October. We hope this summary of the activity leading up to the launch captures the excitement and momentum that we are building on as we strive to reach a $2.3 billion goal to propel Michigan Medicine’s impact on our state and the world.
A Message From The Chief Development Officer
Eric Barritt Senior Associate Vice President Chief Development Officer
It is an incredible honor to help raise funds to support the mission of one of the country’s premier academic medical centers. In fiscal 2024, 31,752 gifts of all sizes totaled $208.5 million, driving innovation in patient care, life-saving research, the education of tomorrow’s health care leaders, and advances in health equity.
We have one of the most robust development programs among public universities, and we are grateful for Michigan Medicine’s investment in our work. It costs 11 cents to raise a dollar here, four cents less than the average identified by the Association of American Medical College’s 2023 Development Survey.
Faculty, staff, and leadership are at the heart of our success, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness with which the entire Michigan Medicine team demonstrates commitment and appreciation to our donors and friends. In FY24, we were actively preparing to launch the Look to Michigan fundraising campaign, which we did in October. We hope this summary of the activity leading up to the launch captures the excitement and momentum that we are building on as we strive to reach a $2.3 billion goal to propel Michigan Medicine’s impact on our state and the world.
“Philanthropy makes a meaningful difference across our Medical School and health care enterprise. We are grateful to the Office of Development for their dedication to advancing medicine by engendering community support for a shared vision of the future.”
Marschall S. Runge M.D., Ph.D. Dean, University of Michigan Medical School Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, U-M CEO, Michigan Medicine McKay Professor, Medical School
“Philanthropy makes a meaningful difference across our Medical School and health care enterprise. We are grateful to the Office of Development for their dedication to advancing medicine by engendering community support for a shared vision of the future.”
Marschall S. Runge M.D., Ph.D. Dean, University of Michigan Medical School Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, U-M CEO, Michigan Medicine McKay Professor, Medical School
“Philanthropy makes a meaningful difference across our Medical School and health care enterprise. We are grateful to the Office of Development for their dedication to advancing medicine by engendering community support for a shared vision of the future.”
Marschall S. Runge M.D., Ph.D. Dean, University of Michigan Medical School Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, U-M CEO, Michigan Medicine McKay Professor, Medical School
High Performer Status
“Your success in philanthropy is a tribute to the ways in which you and your team have engaged the community in your mission and your strategic goals. As you well know, community engagement in the work of our health care organizations secures the future of the health of our communities. It is high praise to receive investments like these in our work.”
Alice Ayres President and CEO Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
METRICS
FISCAL 2024
The Office of Development is driving one of the most successful academic medical center fundraising operations in the country. Supporters made a difference across all areas in FY24 – from the basic sciences to medical education to the development and testing of new services and new therapies for patients. We are pleased to share the numbers that demonstrate that impact.
Research $95.5M
Programmatic $65.8M
Faculty support $24.5M
Student support $9.3M
Facilities $6.8M
Discretionary $3.5M
Other $3.1M
6th year over $200 million
gifts from 19,614 donors
in sponsored grants
in planned gifts
in gifts under $25,000, including from annual appeals, digital fundraisers, and community fundraisers
from 8 development-led events
allocated locally by the UM Health-West Foundation
allocated locally by the UM Health-Sparrow Foundation
DEVELOPMENT
STORIES
Transforming care for children with complex needs
A $7.5 million gift from the Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation to University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will help advance technology-enabled care and provide social work services that offer much-needed comfort and support to families of children who have complex medical needs.
Accelerating discovery in pursuit of life-changing therapies
Howard B. Urnovitz, Ph.D., an alumnus of the University of Michigan (B.S. ’74; M.S., ’75; Ph.D., ’79), has committed $5 million in his estate plan to the University of Michigan Department of Microbiology and Immunology for the research and development of life-changing therapies to advance understanding of how viruses interact with their host’s inherited genes.
Improving health and well-being in low- and middle-income countries
The Center for Global Health Equity announced a generous donation of $10 million from Leslie Yamada and her family. This substantial contribution follows an initial gift of $10 million made by Leslie and her late husband, Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada, to establish the Center.
Dean’s scholarship enables alum to live dream
Almost every decision Jackie Czaja (M.D. 2007) has made about her career can be traced back to receiving the Dean’s Scholarship. She graduated from the Medical School debt-free, and she was able to pursue her dream work in pediatrics in an underserved population.
Supporting our clinical teams with interactive recharge room
The Flourish Recharge Room, made possible by a generous gift from Martin J. Tuck, D.D.S., M.S., in memory of his beloved wife Suzanne, is the first of its kind in the country to use technology that creates an interactive mind-body experience.
Expanding a global collaboration
The University of Michigan and representatives from Aga Khan University’s campuses in Pakistan and Kenya formally signed a memorandum of understanding, powered by a $900,000 gift from AKU to U-M to expand ongoing collaborative efforts. “Partnership is powerful,” Princess Zahra Aga Khan said.
BEHIND THE FUNDRAISING NUMBERS
Working with faculty, nurses, and staff across the enterprise, we engage people, share philanthropic opportunities, ask for support, and express gratitude. We tell our donors how their gifts improve the lives of our patients and people around the world. Here are some statistics on what moves fundraising forward.
FACULTY & STAFF PARTNERSHIPS
referrals
clinicians attended development trainings
GIFT TEAM ACTIVITY
visits with donors and interested community members
requests for funding
accepted asks
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING
digital fundraising campaigns 💻
STEWARDSHIP
acknowledgements sent 🙏
donors received stewardship updates ✉️
donors called during UM Health-West Foundation Thank-a-thon 📞
EVENTS
professorship inaugurations
Third-party events
fundraising, cultivation, and Medical School events
ANNUAL PROGRAMS
appeals across areas 📝
people reached through multi-channel appeals 📱
COMMUNICATIONS
email touches through 391 emails 📧
e-newsletters to patients, donors, and alumni 👩💻 plus 2 issues of flagship Medicine at Michigan magazine
HUMAN RESOURCES
new hires, 11 internal, 10 external 🧑💼
GIFT FINANCE AND HANDLING
in-kind gifts processed 🎁
tribute notification letters sent 📨
ACCOLADES
CASE Grand Gold
The video team earned a Grand Gold award from the Council of Advancement and Support of Education for their community fundraising video entitled “We.”
Aspire Award
The stewardship team was a sapphire recipient of the 2023 Association of Advancement Services Professionals Aspire Award for the submission “High-Volume Impact Reporting at Michigan Medicine.”
