Case Western Reserve University secured a $125 million commitment from the Mandel Foundation, its largest gift in the foundation’s 73-year history, funding a package of initiatives across campus. The commitment will support a new humanities building focused on human-centered digital scholarship, interdisciplinary creativity, and community partnerships; increased student scholarships; and a presidential fund for discretionary use. It also includes expansion of the university’s “experimental humanities” programming with fellow scholarships and stipends intended to support integrative, ethically grounded, technology-informed work. The article quotes current president Eric Kaler emphasizing the gift’s expected impact on students and on humanities and nonprofit leadership. For Ohio higher education, the award signals renewed philanthropic capacity for research-adjacent humanities facilities and student aid capacity-building at a time when many institutions face budget pressure.