HEALTHY GAINS: Despite the recession and a...

By Jerry Hicks, Kris Lindgren and Thuan Le

Dec. 14, 1991 12 AM PT

HEALTHY GAINS: Despite the recession and a drop in corporate giving, UC Irvine’s private fund-raising effort this academic year is ahead of last year’s. As the halfway mark approaches, UCI has collected $13.5 million. Last year’s donations totaled $22.8 million. . . . “The gains this year are in individual giving and a huge jump in foundation giving,” says UCI’s Linda Granell. Gifts include $2 million recently donated by Joan Irvine Smith through a family foundation.

UCI Fund-Raising Up

Donations last year totaled $22.8 million. Where this year’s donations came from:

1991-1992

Individuals: 40.5%

Foundations: 30.6%

Corporate: 13.5%

Faculty/Staff: 1.3%

Other*: 14.1%

* Associations, non-profit groups, consortia and religious groups

Midyear: $13.5 million

Source: UCI