• Alumni Give!  Alumni contributed more than $2 million dollars to support UNCW. 

• Businesses Give!  Contributions for corporations and foundations increased by 19%, with the university receiving more than $3.2 million for a variety of academic, research and community outreach programs.
  
  
• Faculty and Staff Give! Over 600 faculty and staff at UNCW participated in this year's Grow It Your Way campaign, raising over $200,000.
  
  
• Parents Give! Nearly 3,000 parents contributed more than $882,000 to support cultural opportunities, safety initiatives and other campus programs. 
  
  
• Students Give!  Over 400 students raised over $10,000 for academic programs, student organizations, the saltwater aquarium and other campus activities. 

*Result of philanthropic support for the 2008 fiscal year.