Our Time To Share Our Momentum
In 2025, Trinity launched Our Time: The Campaign for Trinity University to build a culture of community support that is critical for success now and in the future, through three goals: philanthropy, alumni participation, and alumni engagement.
Extending the Trinity Commitment
In less than two years, $25 million was raised and doubled with matching funds from the university, the equivalent impact of creating 500 new donor-endowed scholarships.
To keep the momentum going, Trinity’s trustees have offered an additional $10 million in matching funds to extend the Trinity Commitment through the end of the campaign.
FY26 Fundraising Highlights
Trinity is grateful for every gift from alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends. The university recognizes and thanks the collective impact our donors make on our campus and in the lives of our students.
$54,097,225 raised in gifts, pledges, and planned gifts
A new record for fundraising in the university’s history
7,778 Donors
45% of which are alumni
60% of the Class of 2026 made a gift to the university in FY26.
An increase from FY25's 10-year record high of 39%
Donor Impact Stories
Many donors come together to support the students, faculty, and spaces within which our community learns and grows. Join us in celebrating some of these stories.
Trinity University Announces the Carlos Alvarez School of Arts and Humanities with $25 Million Gift
The Malú and Carlos Alvarez family’s visionary commitment affirms Trinity’s liberal arts foundation and the enduring impact of the arts and humanities
Expanding the Reach of Discovery
Two years of impact from the Semmes' investment in Trinity science
Parker Chapel’s Renewal Ushers in a New Era for Spiritual Life at Trinity
Phil Wetz ’73, P'11 and Linda Stoddard Wetz ’72, P’11 are helping revitalize a beloved campus landmark to support reflection, belonging, and connection
$6.1 Million Semmes Foundation Gift To Expand Trinity Science
New gift supports research outside of Trinity and creates a new Semmes Distinguished Professor in Psychology
Alumni Engagement Momentum
This year, 1,225 alumni from 37 states attended Alumni Weekend 2025, and Tigers engaged with Trinity in various other ways throughout the academic year. Read how alumni are creating opportunities to connect and give back.
Alumni Weekend Brings Generations of Tigers TUgether
Alumni celebrate renewed connections and shared memories
ACE Commemorates a Year of Supporting Alumni Professional Development
Strengthening the Tiger network through personalized coaching, career development events, and online resources
From Coast to Coast
How alumni clubs keep alumni connected to one another, their communities, and the broader Tiger family
Tigers Helping Tigers
Explore the ways alumni can volunteer to give back to Tigers following in their footsteps
Young Alumni Engagement
There were 101 attendees across the 2025 and 2026 Young Alumni Summits.
"What we're actively seeing with our youngest alumni is the power of connection and continued investment in their growth. The Young Alumni Summit is proof that intentional spaces for belonging and support matter."
- Terris Tiller ’00, director of Alumni Career Engagement and Networks
Set for Success
The generosity of our community and the momentum of Our Time: The Campaign for Trinity University contribute to the overall financial health of the university.
Trinity University Scores A+ on Forbes Financial Grades
Trinity students benefit from the university's strong financial position
In Texas, Trinity is one of five private universities to receive an A+ on Forbes Financial Grades, along with Rice University, and it joins other national universities, including Vanderbilt, Williams, Amherst, and Duke, that received the top grade.
An A+ financial situation means increased access, financial support, and funded programs to help Trinity students ace their college journeys.
FY27 Revenue and Expenses
$198.6M
total revenues for FY27 (5.2% increase from FY26)
$198.6M
total expenditures for FY27 (5.2% increase from FY26)
$6.6M
compensation budget increase (6.3% increase from FY26)
$2.0B
value of Trinity's endowment, as of June 30, 2025
42%
of the annual operating budget is supported by the endowment ($83.7M)
FY27 Operating Budget
The FY27 budget reflects the continued effort to right-size the expense budgets that have previously been funded by either university contingency, one-time monies, or sourced by the special draws from the endowment.
The key takeaways of the FY27 Operating Budget include:
- Robust revenue growth of 5.2% is providing the university with the resources to accurately align the base-building operating expense budgets and ensure realistic financial accountability moving forward
- Provides a merit-based salary pool as follows:
- 3.0% for staff and faculty
- 2.0% for the Executive Leadership Team
- Maintains the best practice of a true and unallocated contingency based on 5% of Net Student Revenues
- A transfer of $23M to address construction projects, renewal and replacement of assets, and debt service as reflected in the capital improvement plan