Hundreds of individuals gathered in Fresno Pacific University\u2019s Warkentine Culture and Arts Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, for the announcement of a gift that will impact FPU for decades to come.<\/p>\n
An anonymous donor has given $60 million to Fresno Pacific University, marking the largest gift in Central Valley history.<\/p>\n
The gift will provide funding for scholarships, new and expanded academic programs in healthcare, a new track and field facility and other capital projects. This historic investment will have a lasting impact on FPU, its students and the communities in the Central Valley and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is truly a transformational moment in the history of Fresno Pacific University,\u201d said FPU President Andr\u00e9 Stephens, Ph.D. \u201cThis extraordinary generosity will create opportunities for generations of students and strengthen our ability to serve the Central Valley in ways that will be felt far beyond our campuses. We are deeply grateful for the donor\u2019s belief in our students, our mission and the future of Fresno Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n
The donor has requested to remain anonymous, and Fresno Pacific University is honoring that request.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want this gift to create opportunities for students for many years to come,\u201d the donor said. \u201cMy hope is that it will help students pursue their education, strengthen healthcare here in the Valley and give student-athletes the opportunity to excel in competition, in the classroom and in their faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
The gift will provide countless scholarships and support FPU\u2019s current and future healthcare programs. It will strengthen and grow the university\u2019s nursing programs and help establish, build and fund a physician associate program, which is anticipated to launch in May 2029. The investment will help FPU prepare skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals to serve the Central Valley and beyond.<\/p>\n
The gift will also significantly advance FPU\u2019s track and field program.<\/p>\n
A portion of the $60 million will support capital projects, including facilities to help train future healthcare professionals and facilities for the university\u2019s track and field program.<\/p>\n
The impact of this extraordinary generosity will extend well into the future, creating new opportunities for generations of FPU students and the communities they serve.<\/p>\n
Fresno Pacific University is the Central Valley\u2019s Christian university, offering undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs to more than 2,900 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno, at regional campuses in North Fresno and Visalia, at additional partner sites in Bakersfield, Merced, Reedley and Firebaugh and online. The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies. FPU is a multi-ethnic and multi-generational institution, serving students in the Central Valley and beyond. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, FPU is ranked highly by The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World Report and Money, with The Journal ranking the university first among private schools in the Western United States in social mobility for its graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hundreds of individuals gathered in Fresno Pacific University\u2019s Warkentine Culture and Arts Center on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-466165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}