Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

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The Lodestar Center will support existing programs as well as the development of new projects including philanthropic research; an Arizona State University philanthropy index; a distinguished speaker series on philanthropy; a collaboration incubator; civic engagement forums; and a board leadership summit.

Impact of Donor Support

  • More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
  • More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
  • And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.

Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."

Dave Derminio

’74 BS in business, former ASU golfer who supports student-athletes through the Derminio Family Sun Devil Golf Scholarship

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