WFU campaign reaches $700 million mark

Wake Forest students walk by a Wake Will Lead branded banner on campus. Wake Forest University received more than $112 million in gifts and commitments between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. This is the third time Wake Forest has surpassed the $100 million fundraising mark in a single fiscal year since beginning the Wake Will campaign.

Categories: Transformative Giving


WFU receives $15 million for Sutton Sports Performance Center & Basketball Player Development Center

Exterior rendering of Sutton Sports Performance Center Wake Forest soon will break ground on the Sutton Sports Performance Center and the Basketball Player Development Center thanks to the continued generosity of Ben Sutton (’80, JD ’83, P ’14, P ’16, P ’19). The construction of these two buildings is a $50 million project — all of which has been pledged by athletic donors like Sutton.

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