The University of Florida raises a record $402 million in Donations

[Gator88NE]

Gift commitments to the University of Florida from alumni and friends reached a record $402 million this year, surpassing last year’s record of $315 million and broadening opportunities for students and faculty to have a state, national and global impact.

The construction of state-of-the-art chemistry and engineering facilities, enhanced access to healthier food on campus, expanded opportunities for UF students to study abroad and medical care for sea turtles are just a few of the reasons donors supported UF programs during the record-breaking fundraising year, which ended June 30.

http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2016/07/the-momentum-to-make-a-difference.php

Here’s last year’s list of top 20 programs. Note that the amount raised can vary a lot year by year. Even so, UF would now place in the top 20, ahead of schools like University of Michigan and Notre Dame. It’s only one year, but lets see how this continues to trend.

Institutions that Raised the Most (and Amount Raised), 2015

1. Stanford University ($1.63 billion)
2. Harvard University ($1.05 billion)
3. University of Southern California ($653.03 million)
4. University of California-San Francisco ($608.58 million)
5. Cornell University ($590.64 million)
6. Johns Hopkins University ($582.68 million)
7. Columbia University ($552.68 million)
8. Princeton University ($549.84 million)
9. Northwestern University ($536.83 million)
10. University of Pennsylvania ($517.20 million)
11. University of California-Los Angeles ($473.21 million)
12. Duke University ($472.01 million)
13. University of Washington ($447.02 million)
14. University of Chicago ($443.79 million)
15. Yale University ($440.81 million)
16. New York University ($439.66 million)
17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($439.40 million)
18. University of Michigan ($394.31 million)
19. University of Notre Dame ($379.87 million)
20. University of California-Berkeley ($366.12 million)

[SouthFloridaMom9]

Great news. :-bd

[Zinhead]

I am glad to do my small share.