Highlights of giving

Donors gave a record amount in gifts and pledges to the University of Minnesota in fiscal year 2007, providing critical resources to help the University accelerate its transformation into one of the world’s top research universities.

University-wide fund-raising results
Fiscal 2007
Fiscal 2006
Fiscal 1997

University-wide fund-raising results
$251 million
$181 million
$107 million
Gifts received for the University*
$150 million
$137 million
$71 million
Cost to raise a dollar
10 cents
13 cents
10 cents
Number of donors
87,167
90,063
64,199
Disbursements for educational purposes
$126 million
$108 million
$45 million
Combined University endowments**
$2.8 billion
$2.3 billion
$1.1 billion
*Excludes future gift commitments; includes cash, gifts-in-kind, and pledge payments
**Includes the endowments of the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Foundation, and Minnesota Medical Foundation