OTish: UConn Fundraising

[Guapo]

Not (directly) basketball related, but I know many-a-poster-here deserve pats on the back.

UConn Foundation reports FY18 fundraising total is the largest in its 54-year history | UConn Alumni

 

[Guapo]

Bumped to point out that UConn athletics received two 1 million dollar donations.

Anyone know from who and what for?

 

[gtcam]

Not (directly) basketball related, but I know many-a-poster-here deserve pats on the back.

UConn Foundation reports FY18 fundraising total is the largest in its 54-year history | UConn Alumni

They have been receiving many "large" donations (above $10K and not related to ticket purchases or seating buy-ins/buy-ups) from new outlets - that is great to see and hear

 

[Husky25]

Endowment at $440 Million. Only $560M left for the Big Ten to even remotely take notice (By which time $2B will be the moving target).

 

[sledog]

Given the tax law change, these must have been big $$$.

 

[Scrutineer]

Bumped to point out that UConn athletics received two 1 million dollar donations.

Anyone know from who and what for?

Chief for computerized recruiting reporting and Whaler for endowment of the Susan Herbst Chair in University Management.