Editorial: Alumni donations motivated by real connection to college
This year, the amount of money in Ithaca College’s annual fund is double what it was 10 years ago.
This year, the amount of money in Ithaca College’s annual fund is double what it was 10 years ago.
Total donations to the College increased by about 74 percent in the 2014–15 fiscal year but decreased by about 45 percent in the 2015–16 fiscal year.
Fundraising at Ithaca College has increased significantly by 74 percent from 2014 to 2015, due to a couple of significant private donors.
Ithaca College raised $735,249 in the first IC Giving Day on Feb. 26, receiving gifts from 2,306 donors.
Total charitable donations to Ithaca College decreased in fiscal year 2014 while the number of alumni donors increased, according to a survey administered by the Council for Aid to Education.