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Table 345. Voluntary support for degree-granting institutions, by source and purpose of support: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2003-04

[In millions of current dollars]
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Source and purpose of support  |1959-60|1965-66|1970-71|1975-76|1980-81|1985-86|1990-91|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03|2003-04
_______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______
1                              |      2|      3|      4|      5|      6|      7|      8|      9|     10|     11|     12|     13|     14|       15|     16|     17|     18|     19
_______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______
   Total voluntary support\1\ .|   $815| $1,440| $1,860| $2,410| $4,230| $7,400|$10,200|$12,350|$12,750|$14,250|$16,000|$18,400|$20,400|  $23,200|$24,200|$23,900|$23,600|$24,400
                               |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sources                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
  Alumni ......................|    191|    310|    458|    588|  1,049|  1,825|  2,680|  3,410|  3,600|  4,040|  4,650|  5,500|  5,930|    6,800|  6,830|  5,900|  6,570|  6,700
  Nonalumni individuals .......|    194|    350|    495|    569|  1,007|  1,781|  2,310|  2,800|  2,940|  3,400|  3,850|  4,500|  4,810|    5,420|  5,200|  5,400|  4,280|  5,200
  Corporations ................|    130|    230|    259|    379|    778|  1,702|  2,230|  2,510|  2,560|  2,800|  3,050|  3,250|  3,610|    4,150|  4,350|  4,370|  4,250|  4,400
  Foundations .................|    163|    357|    418|    549|    922|  1,363|  2,030|  2,540|  2,460|  2,815|  3,200|  3,800|  4,530|    5,080|  6,000|  6,300|  6,600|  6,200
  Religious organizations .....|     80|    108|    104|    130|    140|    211|    240|    240|    250|    255|    250|    300|    330|      370|    370|    360|    360|    350
  Other .......................|     57|     85|    126|    195|    334|    518|    710|    850|    940|    940|  1,000|  1,050|  1,190|    1,380|  1,450|  1,570|  1,540|  1,550
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Purpose                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
  Current operations ..........|    385|    675|  1,050|  1,480|  2,590|  4,022|  5,830|  6,710|  7,230|  7,850|  8,500|  9,000|  9,900|   11,270| 12,200| 12,400| 12,900| 13,600
  Capital purposes ............|    430|    765|    810|    930|  1,640|  3,378|  4,370|  5,640|  5,520|  6,400|  7,500|  9,400| 10,500|   11,930| 12,000| 11,500| 10,700| 10,800
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Voluntary support as a         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
   percent of total            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
   expenditures\2\ ............|   14.6|   11.5|    8.0|    6.2|    6.6|    7.6|    7.0|    7.1|    7.0|    7.5|    8.0|    8.8|    9.3|      9.8|    9.3|    8.5|    8.0|    7.7
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\1\Data are based on sample surveys of colleges and universities.
\2\Total expenditures include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: Council for Aid to Education, "Voluntary Support of Education," selected years, 1959-60 through 2003-04. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), 1965-66 through 1985-86; and 1990-91 through 2001-02; Financial Statistics of Integrated Institutions of Higher Education, 1959-60; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey, (IPEDS-F:FY87-99), and Spring 2002 through Spring 2004; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared April 2005.)


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