Stanford University is home to world-class athletics, research institutions, art collections, patient care facilities, and libraries. Your gifts count for The Stanford Challenge and make a difference to each of these organizations:

The Stanford Department of Athletics features 35 intercollegiate sports programs and more than 800 varsity student-athletes. During The Stanford Challenge, priorities include coaching and program endowment and new or refurbished athletic facilities. For more information on giving to athletics, please visit the Department of Athletics Web site.

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford displays art in 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens, terraces, and courtyard. The center's diverse collections span 4,000 years and the world's cultures. The Cantor Arts Center is integral to the Arts Initiative during The Stanford Challenge. Your gifts help support the center's collections; exhibitions; and education, publication, and conservation programs; and they allow the center to better serve our public and the university's teaching program. For more information, please visit the Cantor Arts Center Web site.

The Haas Center for Public Service For over twenty years, the primary mission of the Haas Center for Public Service has been to seek solutions to society's most pressing problems through the experiential education of Stanford's students across the disciplines. The center aspires to develop aware, engaged and thoughtful citizens who contribute to the realization of a more just and humane world. Your gift provides sustainable programs and new initiatives in Leadership Development, Educational Support Programs, International Service Opportunities, Fellowships, Scholarship/Research, Alumni Engagement, and General Support. For more information, please visit the Haas Center for Public Service Web site.

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a world-renowned public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of politics, economics, political economy, and international affairs, and a prominent contributor to the world marketplace of ideas defining a free society. During The Stanford Challenge, your annual gift provides discretionary funds for new opportunities and special initiatives. For more information, please visit the Hoover Institution Web site.

The Stanford Humanities Center brings together scholars from across disciplinary boundaries to deepen our understanding of human experience. Scholars of diverse ages, academic ranks, and institutional affiliations learn from one another through one-year residential research fellowships. The center's collaborative workshops and projects address major topics of cross-disciplinary interest. And the center enriches the life of the community by sponsoring public presentations and discussions of fundamental issues about human life, history, and creativity. For more information, please visit the Stanford Humanities Center Web site.

The Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources are dedicated to meeting the information needs of Stanford University students and faculty for teaching, learning, and research. The libraries also further the dissemination of scholarly knowledge through online and publishing services. Gifts to the libraries help Stanford sustain a foundation of excellence. For information about making a gift, please visit the Stanford University Libraries Web site.