Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs
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Started or announced |
Closing date |
Goal |
Amount raised |
Purpose |
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| Chicago Botanic Garden* |
June 2000 |
Dec. 2004 |
$100,000,000 |
$76,000,000 |
For a new laboratory center, education and research programs, and to revitalize the gardens |
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| Columbia U., School of Business (N.Y.) |
May 2000 |
June 2004 |
170,000,000 |
170,000,000 |
For endowed professorships, research centers, and scholarships |
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| Lincoln Park Zoo (Ill.) |
April 2002 |
March 2005 |
125,000,000 |
105,500,000 |
For capital improvements, including a new center for African apes, and for the endowment |
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| Minnesota Medical Foundation |
Oct. 1999 |
June 2003 |
500,000,000 |
516,000,000 |
For endowed chairs, facilities, faculty, research, and scholarships at the U. of Minnesota´s medical schools and School of Public Health |
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| Museum of Flight (Wash.) |
May 2002 |
Dec. 2004 |
53,500,000 |
41,000,000 |
For capital improvements, for exhibits, and to purchase military aircraft used in the world wars |
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| Northwestern U. (Ill.)* |
May 1998 |
Aug. 2003 |
1,400,000,000 |
1,503,864,958 |
For academic programs, faculty support, residence halls, and scholarships |
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| State U. of New York at Potsdam |
Oct. 2001 |
June 2004 |
12,000,000 |
10,500,000 |
For academic programs, capital improvements, fellowships, scholarships, services, and technology |
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| * This corrects figures that appeared in the August 7 issue. |
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