The mission of Fu Jen University Foundation is to assist Fu Jen Catholic University in improving of its teaching, research and community service. The donation is primarily for the university, which provide alumni and others with the opportunity to make tax-exempt contributions. Such contributions may be used for the establishment of scholarships and endowed professorships, the purchase of equipment for teaching and research, the construction or renovation of campus buildings, the expansion of the University campus and efforts to further international academic exchange.

History of Fu Jen University Foundation

With the Cooperation Fu Jen Alumni in North America and the Office for Educational Advancement at Fu Jen in Taiwan, the Fu Jen University Foundation was founded in September of 2001. It quickly obtained IRS 501 (a) (3) tax-exempt status. Currently there are 14 members of the Foundation Board of Directors – with approximately one third from the university in Taiwan and two-thirds representing the alumni and friends of Fu Jen in North America. Frank Budenholzer, SVD was elected as the first Chair of the Board and Sophie Lei Aldrich was appointed as the president/executive secretary of the Foundation.