Illinois State University raises $35.4M in 2024 fiscal year

Posted on August 2, 2024
The numbers represent the 2024 fiscal year. (Facebook/Illinois State University)

By Blake Haas

NORMAL – The numbers are in, and Illinois State University collected more than $30 million in private donations in the past fiscal year.

During the past year, donors established 85 new scholarships, and 4,474 scholarships were awarded to students.

In Feb., during ISU’s largest fundraising day, Birds Give Back, the University collected $1,683,781 from 4,415 individual gifts.

The University’s endowment grew by 10% from $204.6 million to $224.7 million.

“The endowment is an asset that allows donors’ contributions to respond to the University’s needs for the betterment of the Redbird community today and in the future,” ISU Foundation Board of Directors Dan Kelly said.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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