The current longitudinal study of the most successful Catholic universities in the United States identifies the prevalence of four advancement models of communication that have contributed to make those institutions successful in their philanthropic efforts. While research by Grunig and Kelly maintained that the two-way symmetrical model of advancement causes an institution to be effective, successful Catholic universities rely mostly on the two-way asymmetrical model of fundraising. However, Catholic universities using the symmetrical model to some degree have shown an increase of their gift contributions. The dominant coalition (or power control theory) helps to explain why leaders of Catholic universities determine the advancement model(s) their institutions practice. This study calls for further investigation to determine the extent to which leaders of Catholic universities can increase the size of their philanthropic gifts by investing more effort in a two-way communication model, consisting of a balanced interest between the seeker and the donor.