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Posted 12-10-99
Case Western Reserve University received a record of $101.3 million in new gifts and commitments during the 1998-99 academic year, and set seven other fundraising records last year.
This is the first time CWRU has reached the $100 million threshold in attainment. The previous high was $98.2 million in 1996-97.
"Very health activity continues, particularly gifts and new pledges," said Susan Jaros, associate vice president for development. "We're continuing to intensify our efforts, with the hope that we can continue to increase our private support stream."
Gifts and pledge commitments throughout the University also set records in giving from corporations and faculty and staff. The new corporate attainment record is nearly $17.8 million. The previous record level was $17.1 million in 1995-96.
Faculty and staff attainment reached nearly $3.9 million, up from the 1995-96 record of $3.2 million.
The most active giving month was June 1999, which notched the highest-ever level of new attainment at nearly $17.2 million. The previous attainment record came in June 1998, with $17 million in gifts and pledge commitments.
Annual fund attainment reached a record level of nearly $6 million, up from the 1997-98 record of $5.2 million.
Private support for operating purposes was nearly $40.4 million. Gifts and pledge payments of nearly $39.4 million had set the previous record in 1995-96.
Two schools also set new giving records last year:
The medical school had a "very successful drive for new chairs," said Bruce Loessin, vice president for development and alumni affairs. Of the school's 17 new endowment funds created last year, three support new professorships. This brings the school's total of endowed chairs to 49.
The school also received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation to establish a medical scholars program which will attract new faculty involved with medical research, plus a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation to improve communication in the doctor-patient relationship.
Two new endowed professorships were established last year at the Case School of Engineering -- the first new endowed chairs since 1990.
The dental school's new record in private support is due in part to the school's Partners in Progress program, which seeks to develop 300 donors of a total of $1,000 or more during the initiative's three years. The school has nearly reached its goal.
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