Private Gifts, Grants, and Bequests (1996/97 Giving year):


Gifts By Source:

                            $ Amount      % of Total
Alumni                    $6,131,554          60.5%
Non-alumni Parents           476,494           4.7%
Non-alumni Friends         1,344,761          13.3%
Foundations                1,665,426	      16.4%			
Corporations                 484,343           4.8%
Other Organizations           25,976           0.3%
---------------------     ----------       --------
Total Private Support    $10,128,554         100.0%

Gifts by Purpose:

Gifts for Current Operations:

                            $ Amount      % of Total
Unrestricted               $1,730,573        58.1%
-------------------         ---------        ----
    Restricted:
Academic Divisions            152,018         5.1%
Faculty & Staff                     -           -
Research                       95,706         3.2%
Public Service                 58,287         3.2%
Library                        42,668         2.0%
Op./Maint. of Plant                 -         0.0%
Financial Aid                 372,282        12.5%
Other Restricted              525,418        17.6%
-------------------        ----------       ------  
Total Restricted            1,246,379        41.9%
-------------------        ----------       ------  
Total Current Operations   $2,976,952       100.0%

Gifts for Capital Purposes:

                            $ Amount      % of Total
Property, Building, Equip. $1,100,078        15.4% 
Endowment: Unrestricted       398,416         5.6%
Endowment: Restricted       5,653,108        79.0%
Loan Funds                          -           -
-------------------------   ---------       ------
Total Capital Purposes     $7,151,602       100.0%

Total Private Support $10,128,554

Source: Council for Aid to Higher Education. Survey of Voluntary Support of Education, 1996-97.

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