AP, Mainebiz report University of Maine Foundation has record fundraising year in 2018
The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine Foundation reached a fundraising record in fiscal year 2018. The foundation received gifts and pledges totaling $36.9 million, an increase of 115 percent from 2017. Fundraising brought the foundation’s “Vision for Tomorrow” comprehensive campaign to over $160 million, 80 percent of its goal, the articles state. The largest capital gift in the university’s history, $10 million to support the in-progress Engineering Education and Design Center, contributed to the record. WABI (Channel 5), Maine Public, U.S. News & World Report, San Francisco Chronicle and Seacoast Online carried the AP report.