Where to Make a Gift

Join us in furthering Peter Cooper’s mission of educating gifted students to make enlightened contributions to the cultural and scientific life of our great urban centers, and indeed, the world. 

In so many ways, we all have benefitted from the education a Cooper Union student receives­. Bob Kane, A’33, creator of the comic book hero, Batman, has entertained us for generations; Stanley Lapidus, EE’70, inventor of the ThinPrep Pap Test for the early detection of cervical cancer, has saved the lives of many women; Daniel Libeskind, AR’70, architect of the World Trade Center site, created a symbolic memorial to the victims of 9/11;  and countless others have made a difference in our daily lives.

From giving to the Annual Fund to supporting our outstanding faculty, funding essential scholarships, and participating in events—now, more than ever, we rely on your generosity to sustain the unparalleled education in art, architecture and engineering that is the hallmark of Cooper Union.

The Cooper Union’s premier event is an evening honoring Urban Visionaries, whose professional excellence, creativity and civic contributions help make New York the greatest city in the world.

  • Give to the Annual Fund

    The Annual Fund is crucial to making The Cooper Union a top-ranked educational institution.

  • Support Our Programs

    There are many ways to support The Cooper Union’s students

  • Build the Endowment

    Gifts to The Cooper Union's Endowment can support faculty chairs and scholarships.

  • Name a Space

    Cooper Union honors donors who make gifts at leadership levels by naming on-campus spaces.

  • Make a Grant

    The Cooper Union seeks funding from foundations and corporations as well as government agencies.

  • Support the Senior Class Gift

    Each year, the graduating class presents the senior class gift to The Cooper Union. 

  • Urban Visonaries

    The Cooper Union’s premier event is an evening honoring Urban Visionaries.

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.