Federal funding has declined.
Federal support for Caltech’s research is significant, but it’s been declining for years in real dollars. The current budget environment makes such funding even more precarious.
Caltech’s mission is global.
We’re one of the few institutions in the world with the depth and breadth to help with complex, global problems. Big ideas can be expensive. Making a difference is worth it.
Every gift matters.
Most gifts made to Caltech are under $1,000. But together they add up to millions for financial aid, academics, research, and other programs.
Caltech supports breakthrough research.
Federal research likes to support the tried and true, but through Discovery Funds, our researchers are allowed to test all of their theories, even the unpractical to expand the realm of science. Caltech is committed to allowing its scholars freedom to ask the fundamental, curiosity-driven questions.