In 2021, 365 institutions from 19 countries, grouped into five regions, participated in the CASE Global Alumni Engagement Metrics (AEM) survey. Respondents submitted data for their most recently completed fiscal year. This report presents findings by region, type of institution, and whether the institution is public or private.

This study identifies 70 principal gifts to colleges and universities in recent years and examines the gift sources, uses, and purposes, plus anticipated impacts, considerations extended to donors, donor characteristics, and the cultivation and stewardship that led to the gifts.

Since 1957, the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) report has been the comprehensive and definitive source of data on fundraising outcomes in higher education and a sample of precollege institutions in the United States.