Giving to Infrastructure Planning and Facilities
At Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (IPF) our mission is to plan, build, maintain and beautify the physical campus environment to support Michigan State University’s education, research and outreach missions.
No matter which fund you'd like to support, you'll be helping IPF provide MSU with best-in-class facilities and infrastructure services to help Spartans change the world.
To give to any of these funds, visit givingto.msu.edu, click Give Now and type in the name of the fund, or click on the links provided below.
General
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Building Fund
This general fund supports IPF work across campus including landscaping, custodial services, transportation, building services, and more.
IPF Endowment Fund (fka Physical Plant Division Endowment Fund)
This endowment fund supports IPF employee incentive programs and events, training and education, and enhancing the physical facilities in IPF.
Scholarships
Mary Jane and Theodore B. Simon Endowed Scholarship
This endowed scholarship is awarded annually to students who are majoring in business or engineering and have worked in a student position at IPF for at least one year.
Campus Landscape
Campus Arboretum Fund
Gifts to this fund support the beautification and maintenance of the MSU campus landscape.
Specific Facilities and Programs
MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center
These gifts are used to support the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center where MSU waste materials are redirected from a landfill to be recycled. The Surplus Store sells MSU materials like tech, furniture, glassware, media, and more.
Gilliland Fund (Beaumont Tower)
This endowment fund is used for the maintenance of Beaumont Tower, one of MSU's most iconic landmarks.
MSU Bikes Services Center
Donations will support the MSU Bikes Service Center, a full-service bike shop owned and operated by the university since 2006, which is dedicated to promoting bicycling as a healthy and environmentally sustainable transportation option for the MSU community as well as visitors and area residents.
MSU Recycling Education
This fund supports community events, experiential learning, sustainable habits, advocacy, and the arts; all programs are run by the MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Hidden Lake Gardens
This fund supports Hidden Lake Gardens, an arboretum and gardens designed to demonstrate to the public the beauty and other values of arboricultural and horticultural plants.
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Renovations
Your gift to this fund will support badly needed upgrades to the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary facilities that receive thousand of visitors every year.
Campus Sculpture and Art
Sparty Project - save our Sparty!
This endowment fund supports the maintenance of Sparty, the beloved bronze statue of MSU's mascot that stands at the intersection of Kalamazoo Street, Chestnut Road, and Red Cedar Road.