Maryland Athletics raised more than $33 million through the Terrapin Club in the 2024-25 fiscal year, its highest mark since 2021-22. That figure includes more than $18 million in cash, the highest mark in recent history and a key metric as college athletics heads into the new revenue-share era.
More than 8,900 donors invested in Maryland Athletics through the Terrapin Club this year, the most since 2011, and a 26% increase from the previous year, the highest single-year jump in the past 25 years. This number also represents the fourth consecutive year of growth in this area.
"These results are not only a testament to our community and their dedication to Maryland Athletics, but they also illustrate the collective impact Terps supporters can have on student-athletes, programs and the department," said Kirby Mills, Senior Associate Athletics Director and Chief Development Officer. "However, this is only the start of our work. This coming year, and in years to come, we have lofty aspirations that can only be accomplished together."
Areas of focus for the 2025-26 year and beyond include increasing unrestricted support that can provide flexibility toward revenue-share expenses and additional scholarships for student-athletes, continuing to upgrade facilities through Maryland Athletics' Building Champions campaign, cultivating the future of Maryland Athletics support through the launch of a "next generation" program and growth of the Student Terrapin Club, building endowment support across all areas of the enterprise, including student-athlete scholarships, coaching positions and sport programs, and fostering a culture of volunteerism and advocacy across the University of Maryland community.
The Victory Circle, Maryland Athletics' leadership giving society for those who invest $50,000 or more, added or renewed 61 members this year, the most since the society was formed in 2019 and a 27% year-over-year increase from last year. This year's efforts pushed the total Victory Circle membership to more than 230.
Nearly 30 endowments were established this year to fund student-athlete scholarships across numerous sports and provide consistent support for our student-athlete priorities, including mental health resources and international travel opportunities.
A group of Maryland Football letterwinners who played during the
Jerry Claiborne Era of 1972-81, led by Jonathan Claiborne, Kyle Lorton and Bob Schwartz, raised $300,000 to fund a football scholarship in memory of Coach Claiborne.
The Building Champions campaign, a comprehensive effort to provide Maryland Athletics top-notch facilities across all its sports, reached a number of milestones this year, including the opening of the Stanley Bobb Baseball Performance Center and the Maryland Softball Performance Center. Progress continues on the Barry P. Gossett Basketball Performance Center, which is slated to open before the start of the 2025-26 men's and women's basketball seasons.
The community once again stepped up on Giving Day as nearly 700 individuals gave more than $600,000 toward supporting Maryland Athletics, which finished in the top three in total dollars and top four in total donors among all campus units in a record-breaking year for the annual campus-wide campaign.
All gifts to Maryland Athletics through the University of Maryland College Park Foundation count toward Terrapin Club giving level and accrue Terpoints, including the recently introduced per seat model for football and men's basketball season tickets.
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