Resources Aligned to Mission: Aligning resources with mission through stewardship that strengthens financial sustainability, fuels innovation, and ensures long-term capacity to serve students and advance institutional impact.
Our Vision
As a leading public university in one of the nation’s most diverse urban regions, Cal State LA, through Pillar 4, advances disciplined financial stewardship to expand capacity for student success, social mobility, and innovation. Through strategic planning, diversified revenue, and philanthropic partnerships, the university sustains long-term capacity and resources needed to serve as a catalyst for opportunity, access, and economic mobility.
Success Outcomes by 2030
- The structural budget deficit is eliminated by FY 2029-30, and a balanced operating budget is sustained annually.
- Philanthropic support grows to $15 million annually by FY 2029-30 through expanded fundraising capacity and alumni engagement.
- Non-tuition, non-state revenue demonstrates sustained 10% year-over-year growth through mission-aligned partnerships and asset utilization.
- Alumni engagement and donor participation in institutional initiatives increase by at least 10% year-over-year, expanding opportunities for students and recent graduates to build industry relationships and professional networks.
Objectives
Ensure Long-Term Financial Sustainability
4.1
Ensure Long-Term Financial Sustainability
Realign the university’s financial model with its mission, enrollment realities, and long-term strategy through integrated resource allocation, multi-year planning, and disciplined stewardship that strengthens student success, workforce capacity, and institutional sustainability.
Expand and Diversify Institutional Revenue Streams
4.2
Expand and Diversify Institutional Revenue Streams
Diversify mission-aligned revenue sources by leveraging institutional expertise, physical assets, the Los Angeles location, and external partnerships to generate sustainable funding that supports student success and reduces reliance on tuition and state funding.
Grow Philanthropic Investment and External Partnerships
4.3
Grow Philanthropic Investment and External Partnerships
Build the infrastructure, relationships, and alumni engagement needed to sustain philanthropic growth and expand institutional impact through disciplined fundraising aligned with student success, faculty support, research, and program priorities.