Updates and financial reports
Financial stewardship for a stronger Vandal future
UI Foundation updates and financial reports provide transparency and accountability to our stakeholders, including University of Idaho and donors. These reports detail UI Foundation’s financial performance over the fiscal year, share stories of philanthropic impact and demonstrate how the foundation manages and distributes private support to enhance the excellence of University of Idaho.
Read on for the previous fiscal year’s financial highlights or download the annual report.
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Annual distributions
In fiscal year 2024 (July 1 to June 30), the UI Foundation distributed nearly $30 million to University of Idaho, with $15.7 million coming from the consolidated investment trust (CIT, the UI Foundation’s pooled endowment fund) and $14 million in current-use gifts.
Since the UI Foundation was created in 1970, thousands of generous and passionate donors have made it the largest public foundation in the state of Idaho with total assets of more than $509 million.
Fundraising progress
In fiscal year 2024, more than 8,300 individuals, families and organizations gave $52.56 million to advance the mission and goals of University of Idaho, marking the fourth year in a row U of I’s generous donors have contributed at least $50 million annually.
Alumni, friends, employees, U of I retirees, students and parents, organizations, corporations and non-profits gave roughly $17.2 million to scholarships, $22.2 million to research and programs, $3.6 million to faculty support, $3.1 million to facilities and $6.4 million to university operations and community outreach.
New endowments
Individuals, families and organizations contributed $14.4 million to endowments in fiscal year 2024, growing the CIT pooled investment fund to $432 million. Almost $4 million donated in fiscal year 2024 was used to establish and fund 45 new endowments, as directed by our donors.
Over our 55-year history, more than $268 million in endowment distributions have been allocated according to our donors’ wishes to scholarships, programs and facilities at University of Idaho.
Continuing the excellence
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