Youngstown State University Foundation

The Youngstown State University Foundation is an independent, autonomous, private, non-profit corporation that pursues, manages and distributes resources to support scholarships and student initiatives, as well as the growth and development of Youngstown State university.the Youngstown State University Foundation will be a catalytic force for the advancement of ysu, the Youngstown community, and northeast Ohio, and will be a critical source of support, opportunity, and excellence for ysu students and University programs.the competition for students in higher education has never been greater. The ysu Foundation, providing over $16.3 million in annual scholarship aid, has historically designed scholarship awards to provide access to attend ysu. Two of the ysu Foundation's important initiatives are the minority scholarship match program and the student investment fund. For the past decade, the ysu Foundation has matched all gifts to minority scholarships. This has attracted over $2,269,267 in gifts, helping ysu increase the diversity of its student body. The Foundation also provides grants to Youngstown State University for the purpose of lectures and symposiums and for the operations of various departments and centers.