The University of Colorado raised a record amount of money last year with more than $440 million in private donations, officials said Wednesday.
CU raised $440.4 million, which marked the ninth straight year the university broke fundraising records and which is an approximate 14 percent increase over the previous year. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ended June 30, the university received 72,370 gifts from 54,400 donors, which included individuals, foundations and corporations, according to a university news release.
The Boulder campus raised $147.8 million, up from $140.4 million the previous year.
CU Boulder officials on Wednesday highlighted large gifts last year, including:
$2.47 million from Cindy Scripps through the Scripps Howard Foundation to support the Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism in the College of Media, Communication and Information.
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