With 'transformational' Nutrien donation, U of S nears capital campaign goal

As of this week, the capital campaign has raised approximately $475 million, or 95 per cent of its goal.

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When the University of Saskatchewan officially launched its largest-ever capital campaign in 2023, the fundraising target of $500 million was lofty enough to turn some heads. With about five months left on the university’s self-declared timeline, and it now appears the more pressing question is not whether the goal can be reached, but how much past the target amount it will get. As of this week, the capital campaign has raised approximately $475 million, or 95 per cent of its goal.

The latest and biggest donation came from Nutrien, which this week contributed $15 million to the U of S vice-president university relations Cheryl Hamelin said the university “ The campaign’s purpose is to support , Indigenous achievement, student success and new and improved spaces on campus. The university has long set a target of June to reach its goal. The $15-million donation is the As of last June, when the campaign surpassed the $428 million mark, mo Much of the $15 million announced Monday from the mining and potash giant will go toward establishing According to the university, the focus of the N.