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Providing educational

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Providing educational

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Providing educational

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Providing
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Providing
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Providing
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Providing
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Providing educational

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About the
YSU
Foundation

The Youngstown State University Foundation is an independent, autonomous, private, nonprofit corporation that pursues, manages and distributes resources to support scholarships and student initiatives, as well as the growth and development of Youngstown State University.

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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT TESTIMONIALS

“I look forward to the day I will be able to generously help students achieve their goals, just as this scholarship so generously helped me.”

-Monica Ellen Busser

“With the help of this scholarship I will receive my Bachelor’s degree in chemistry and hopefully my dream of attending medical school to become a doctor.”

-Kalliope Zembillas

“This scholarship will help me attain my goal of attending law school and pursue a career in public service.”

-Michael Marshall

“As a mother with one child in college and another ready to graduate, I cannot begin to convey exactly what this scholarship meant to me.”

-Anne Hassey

Providing opportunities for today and tomorrow.

For over
fifty years,

countless students from all walks of life have been touched by some form of support from the YSU Foundation. Our mission and vision for the future have always remained to be a source of educational opportunity.

Your gift today can change someone’s future.

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News

Dr. Patrick Bateman Bestowed the Lariccia Family Endowed Professorship

Pictured from left to right: YSU President Bill Johnson, YSU First Lady LeeAnn Johnson, Dana Lariccia, Dr. Patrick Bateman, Natalie Lariccia, Dr. Betty Jo Licata, Interim Dean of the Williamson College of Business Administration, and Dr. Christina Saenger, Associate...

Dr. Patrick Bateman Bestowed the Lariccia Family Endowed Professorship

Nov 5, 2024

Pictured from left to right: YSU President Bill Johnson, YSU First Lady LeeAnn Johnson, Dana Lariccia, Dr. Patrick Bateman, Natalie Lariccia, Dr. Betty Jo Licata, Interim Dean of the Williamson...

Former Youngstown City School Teacher Leaves YSU an Estate Gift of Over $2 million

Bessie Veck, upon her passing in January 2024, left YSU an estate gift of $2.3 million to establish a scholarship in her memory to support the students of Youngstown State University. The endowment will be held and managed by the YSU Foundation. The Bessie K. Veck...

Former Youngstown City School Teacher Leaves YSU an Estate Gift of Over $2 million

Oct 31, 2024

Bessie Veck, upon her passing in January 2024, left YSU an estate gift of $2.3 million to establish a scholarship in her memory to support the students of Youngstown State University. The endowment...

Zoldan Family Announces the Reinstatement and Re-Direction to the Dana School of Music of the balance of its $5 Million Pledge to YSU

Bruce J. Zoldan, in collaboration with Youngstown State University Foundation, announced today the reinstatement and redirection of the balance of the March, 2023, $5 Million pledge made by the Zoldan Family to YSU. The balance of $4.35 million plus an additional...

Zoldan Family Announces the Reinstatement and Re-Direction to the Dana School of Music of the balance of its $5 Million Pledge to YSU

Oct 23, 2024

Bruce J. Zoldan, in collaboration with Youngstown State University Foundation, announced today the reinstatement and redirection of the balance of the March, 2023, $5 Million pledge made by the...