Second most raised in school history
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2015) — Western Kentucky University announced today that it raised $18.3 million in private gifts during fiscal year 2014-15—the second-highest total in the University’s history.
“This kind of success comes because of dedicated staff, devoted alumni and friends, and a university that is worthy of support,” said Kathryn Costello, special advisor to the president. “Since President Gary Ransdell was appointed nearly 18 years ago, WKU has been on a positive trajectory. I believe we will continue to see strong philanthropic support because the return on investment is obvious across the campus.”
Points of interest for the 2014-2015 year include:
- Second-largest year for total gifts, second only to $18.9 million raised in 2010
- WKU’s combined endowment reached an all-time high of $143.7 million
- Record year for gifts toward student scholarships, with $9.6 million raised — up 50 percent over last year
- A total of $6.3 million in new gifts were made to WKU’s endowment — a 27 percent increase over last year
- As of June 30, WKU’s deferred gift inventory of future estate gifts totaled nearly $100 million
- The Annual Fund raised more than $7.3 million during the 2014-15 year from more than 30,000 gifts from 14,760 donors
- A total of 2,435 individuals are members of the President’s Circle for fiscal year 2014-15, representing cumulative giving of $1,000 or more during the year
- The Alumni Programming staff conducted 213 events and programs that impacted 25,836 alumni and friends
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