Established in December of 2024 to commemorate Tarleton State’s 125 years of life-changing service, The Texan Excellence Fund is Tarleton State University’s comprehensive annual giving program centered on student success and institutional excellence.

As a benefits-based model, TEF stewardship is unprecedented with donors enjoying exclusive experiences and offers that reflect the impact of their generosity.

TEF is also extremely versatile, serving as a conduit for donors to impact their area of interest without sacrificing TEF membership and its value-driven stewardship.

All annual contributions to Tarleton State University (within the current fiscal year) count as Texan Excellence Fund donations, regardless of amount or designation. This means a donor can designate a college, unit, or approved program to impact and receive full TEF credit for their contribution.

This also applies to the Tarleton State Alumni Association. When you join TAA with an annual membership, your full TAA commitment doubles as a Texan Excellence Fund contribution. You can then “level-up” to the Always, Texan TEF membership level and benefit from both TAA and TEF stewardship.

Simply, the Texan Excellence Fund is the “one-stop-shop” for alumni, friends, parents, and community stakeholders to advance Tarleton State’s unprecedented commitment to student success through philanthropic generosity. It is also the most accessible and immediate opportunity to accelerate Tarleton State’s rapid rise as one of the nation’s premier comprehensive universities.

Along the way, you join a society of stakeholders who stand on our proud foundation to set the course for our exciting future.

Be A Texan: Join the Texan Excellence Fund today.