Voluntary support for institutions of higher education, by source and purpose of support: 1959-60 to 1997-98

Table 348

Voluntary support for institutions of higher education, by source and purpose of support: 1959-60 to 1997-98 [In millions]

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      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
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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.
\2\Total expenditures include current-fund expenditures and additions to plant value.

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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