With six colleges and five schools, FGCU offers academic programs designed to meet the workforce demands of Southwest Florida. Turning Ideas Into Impact. Learn more at fgcu.edu. The mission of the FGCU Foundation is to advance Florida Gulf Coast University by promoting the institution, increasing and accepting philanthropy, managing and administering assets – including an endowment – with a long term perspective, and providing resources to the university for the benefit of its teaching, scholarship, and public service mission.