Cal Poly is recognized as a nationally ranked public university and best known for our unique Learn by Doing approach.
Solving problems
From labs and internships to launching business ventures while in school, Cal Poly students take what they learn and put it to work. Cal Poly students, faculty and staff are actively helping solve some of California’s — and the world’s — most complex challenges.
investing in the future
By making a gift to the Cal Poly Foundation, you are making an investment in the future of Learn by Doing. The Cal Poly Foundation is a philanthropic tax-exempt foundation [federal tax identification number is 20-4927897] with the goal of generating private support to help build and maintain Cal Poly's multidisciplinary Learn by Doing educational model.
making an impact
Our hands-on, real-world and solution-driven education is truly exceptional, and made possible by philanthropic support. Private support allows for Cal Poly to provide those unparalleled Learn by Doing experiences that simply would not be possible with only state funding and tuition. From monitoring crops from the sky, to launching a satellite, to producing the news, to starting a business, our Learn by Doing experiences ensure that Cal Poly graduates are ready, from day one, to make an immediate impact on the world around them in their careers and throughout the rest of their lives.
Whether it's supporting a specific college or department, faculty-student research, Student Affairs, or your favorite Mustang Athletics team, your gift can be directed to any area of campus that matters to you. Please consider making a gift today and help shape the future of Learn by Doing at Cal Poly for generations to come. Thank you.