The University at Buffalo Foundation Inc. is a private, not-for-profit educational corporation that is independent of the state and SUNY in the exercise of its fiduciary responsibilities. Its mission is to support and promote the activities and programs of the university by managing the university’s endowment, providing advice and counsel regarding philanthropy and fundraising, managing gifts and grants on behalf of the university, providing a wide range of financial services, developing and managing real property on behalf of the university and providing a strong base of private-sector support for the university through the foundation’s trustees and directors.
The executive director of the UB Foundation works collaboratively with the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations in supporting the university’s fundraising enterprise.