Creating Opportunity.
Transforming Lives.
Wake Forest’s greatest impact has always been found by honoring the promise of Pro Humanitate through the development of young minds with goals and aspirations that extend far beyond themselves. When we create life-changing opportunities at Wake Forest, we deliver the mission of Pro Humanitate to the world.
STORIES OF PHILANTHROPY
Empowering Pro Humanitate
The generous support of Wake Forest alumni, parents and friends is making it possible for students and faculty to explore ways to make the world a better place.
Chasing the Complex Problems of Our Day
Every year, Wake Forest undergraduates have the opportunity to spend their summer months with a faculty mentor researching and making advances on some of the most challenging questions of our day.
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Storage Scholars
On October 14, 2022, an estimated 3.4 million viewers tuned into ABC’s “Shark Tank,” to see what new…
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Bahamas Experience
Somewhere over a dockside dinner in the glow of a Bahamian sunset, it hit them: Maybe the best…
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Doing Good, Doing Well
On the northside of Wake Forest’s campus, red clay was piled high, bulldozers hummed along the horizon and…
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Life on the Grand Canal
Celebrating 50 Years of Casa Artom Venice is the city of canals, made up of piazzas, connected by…
With Gratitude
Rival NC marching bands pay tribute to Hurricane Helene victims
Wake Forest and NC State’s Marching Bands joined together to play “Amazing Grace” in a moving tribute to all affected by Hurricane Helene, especially those in Western North Carolina. The moment quickly went viral, widely spreading the message of unity and hope. This story originally appeared on the Today show with Hoda Kotb. The Winston-Salem Journal also covered the news.
“I am a first-generation student and I would not have dreamed in a million years that I would be able to attend such a prestigious school. Not only do I have the opportunity to attend Wake Forest, but I am also so fortunate to be able to go through college without having to worry about how I will be able to pay off student debt. I am very lucky to say that with your help I will be graduating in 2026 completely debt free.Thank you once again for all you have done for me.”
Anonymous (’26)
Recipient of the Magnolia Scholars Endowment and the Wake Forest Heritage Scholarship
Because of the generosity of many donors, students are able to pursue their education and follow their passions at Wake Forest. Thank you to the donors who have made all of this possible.
Recent News
Heirs’ Property Project Receives Wells Fargo Foundation Grant
The Heirs’ Property Project, led by Wake Forest Law professor Scott Schang, has received a $300,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support its work. As much as 4% of all property in North Carolina is held as heirs’ property, leaving thousands of predominantly minority and low-income families at risk of losing their ancestral lands and homes.
School of Divinity receives $3.3M, second largest individual gift in school history
The School of Divinity has received a $3.3 million gift – the second largest individual donation in the school’s 25-year history – from the estate of Edward Kent Griffin. The gift will support the recently launched Wake Div Promise, a bold initiative designed to provide full-tuition scholarships for all graduate students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program.
Can small bursts of activity throughout the day decrease chronic pain?
Setting out to prove that movement indeed is medicine for older adults with chronic knee and hip pain, Wake Forest researchers – including Jason Fanning, assistant professor of health and exercise science – have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a five-year study.