Eastern Michigan University's colleges and departments again received the
largest percentage of private donation support in 2005-06. More than $3.7
million, or 50.7 percent of all fundraising conducted by the EMU Foundation,
went to this area. Gifts-in-kind are included in this category. The next
largest category, at 40.3 percent, was gifts to endowed scholarships and
other endowments. Expendable (current use) scholarships accounted for 6.4
percent of all current year giving.
A breakdown, by dollar amount, of where gifts were directed
in 2005-06, is as follows:
Colleges and departments $3,778,063
Endowed scholarships and endowments $2,999,380
Expendable scholarships $474,545
Undesignated $94,410
Miscellaneous $90,045
Planned gifts $10,000
Source: EMU Foundation Annual Report 2006
