Table 345. | Voluntary support for degree-granting institutions, by source and purpose of support: 1959-60 to 1997-98 [In millions] |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Source and purpose | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | of support |1959-60|1965-66|1970-71|1975-76|1980-81|1985-86|1989-90|1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96 |1996-97 |1997-98 ______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ Total voluntary support\1\ .| $815 |$1,440 |$1,860 |$2,410 |$4,230 |$7,400 |$9,800 |$10,200 |$10,700 |$11,200 |$12,350 |$12,750 |$14,250 |$16,000 |$18,400 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ Sources | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alumni .....................| 191 | 310 | 458 | 588 | 1,049 | 1,825 | 2,540 | 2,680 | 2,840 | 2,980 | 3,410 | 3,600 | 4,040 | 4,650 | 5,500 Nonalumni individuals ......| 194 | 350 | 495 | 569 | 1,007 | 1,781 | 2,230 | 2,310 | 2,500 | 2,530 | 2,800 | 2,940 | 3,400 | 3,850 | 4,500 Corporations ...............| 130 | 230 | 259 | 379 | 778 | 1,702 | 2,170 | 2,230 | 2,260 | 2,400 | 2,510 | 2,560 | 2,800 | 3,050 | 3,250 Foundations ............... | 163 | 357 | 418 | 549 | 922 | 1,363 | 1,920 | 2,030 | 2,090 | 2,200 | 2,540 | 2,460 | 2,815 | 3,200 | 3,800 Religious organizations ....| 80 | 108 | 104 | 130 | 140 | 211 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 250 | 240 | 250 | 255 | 250 | 300 Other ......................| 57 | 85 | 126 | 195 | 334 | 518 | 700 | 710 | 770 | 840 | 850 | 940 | 940 | 1,000 | 1,050 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Purpose | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current operations .........| 385 | 675 | 1,050 | 1,480 | 2,590 | 4,022 | 5,440 | 5,830 | 6,100 | 6,300 | 6,710 | 7,230 | 7,850 | 8,500 | 9,000 Capital purposes ...........| 430 | 765 | 810 | 930 | 1,640 | 3,378 | 4,360 | 4,370 | 4,600 | 4,900 | 5,640 | 5,520 | 6,400 | 7,500 | 9,400 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|======== Voluntary support as a | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | percent of total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenditures\2\ ............| 11.4 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 ______________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ |
\1\Data are based on sample surveys of institutions of higher education.
SOURCE: Council for Aid to Education, Research Report, "Contributions to Colleges Drop for First Time Since 1975;" and "Voluntary Support of Education," various years. (This table was prepared August 1999.)
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