{"id":2271,"date":"2010-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2010-07-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T04:00:00","slug":"emu-giving-sees-slight-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2010\/emu-giving-sees-slight-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU Giving Sees Slight Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unrestricted contributions of $1,786,000 to Eastern Mennonite University for the 2009-10 fiscal year ending June 30 were up 3.4 percent over the previous year. <\/p>\n

Total contributions to EMU, including restricted gifts and grants, totaled $4,857,757 compared with $6,194,442 in 2009. <\/p>\n

"The decrease in total giving is largely due to a windfall bequest of $1 million EMU received last year," noted EMU President Loren Swartzendruber<\/a>. noted. <\/p>\n

"In recent years, total philanthropic support has hovered around $5 million per year, so this past year has been more typical in that regard. Overall, it was a good year for EMU, especially given the continued softness of the economy," the president said. <\/p>\n

Over $3 million in restricted gifts and bequests was contributed in support of special projects in both the undergraduate and graduate programs as well as for endowment. <\/p>\n

According to Kirk L. Shisler<\/a>, vice president for advancement, EMU received several substantial gifts that made the difference in total giving for the fiscal year. <\/p>\n

"We successfully completed a $2.4 million theater and fine arts campaign with nearly $500,000 of these funds received during the 2009-10 fiscal year. This includes $146,000 that was contributed to establish a studio theater in memory of EMU alumnus Lee Eshleman," Shisler reported. <\/p>\n

EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP)<\/a> was the recipient of several large grants this past year, including $200,000 in special project support from the Kellogg Foundation for the "Coming to the Table" project<\/a>, a program focused on racial reconciliation among descendants of slaves and slave owners. <\/p>\n

EMU’s endowment fund also received a boost in new contributions of $667,000 during the year. Scholarship support for business and science students were among several program areas that benefited from these new contributions to the endowment fund. <\/p>\n

"We are extremely grateful for the widespread support EMU received in what has been a very challenging economic environment for fundraising," Swartzendruber said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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