Utah State University is one of 12 beneficiaries of Utah’s trust lands. Trust Lands generates revenue from the acres of land held in trust for the University and deposits the revenue into a Permanent Fund. Annual distributions come from earnings generated by the investment of the Permanent Fund and, are sent to the University annually.

Utah State University uses its funds to help meet its mission: “The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture, and by serving the public through learning, discovery, and engagement.”