The University of Maine Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated to securing and stewarding private gifts and grants that primarily benefit the University of Maine. Note: The Foundation focuses on planned, deferred giving and gifts of land.
FY07 Giving
New outright and planned gifts in FY07
$25,917,374
Total number of gifts FY07
2,408
Total number of new endowed funds in FY07
91
Total new professorships
1
Total number of donors FY07
2,723
Total number of donors in Maine
1,644
Total number of donors outside Maine
1,079
Support for University of Maine
Total dollars transferred to UMaine in FY07
$6,460,510
University areas of support
Student scholarship support
58.5%
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
13.7%
Other university support
9.7%
College of Engineering
6.8%
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
4.0%
Athletics
2.9%
President’s discretion
2.0%
Cultural Affairs and Libraries
1.3%
College of Business, Public Policy and Health
0.8%
College of Education and Human Development
0.5%
Endowment
Endowment return 1 year
17.44%
Endowment return 3 years
12.17%
Endowment return 5 years
11.79%
Endowment return 10 years
8.67%
Total endowment amount
$145,123,477
Total number of endowment funds
1,120
General endowment pool asset allocation
Equities
68.79%
Fixed Income
8.05%
Cash
3.16%
Other
20.00%
Alternative (10.66%)
Long-Short Equities (9.34%)
Other Information
Cost to raise one dollar (5 year average)
7 cents
Total assets
$188,865,244
Total number of Foundation employees
10
Total number of UMaine alumni
94,265
Total number of Graduates 2007 (includes August/December 2006 grads)
2,234*
Undergraduate degrees conferred (1,680)
Graduate degrees conferred (554)
Total enrollment fall 2007
11,912*
Instate (10,034)
Out-of-state (1,878)
* Official figures from Office of Institutional Studies
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