News & Stories
FMC Technologies Educational Fund Has Lasting Legacy
March 14, 2012 10:25 AMWhen Bert A. Gayman graduated from the University of Illinois in 1897—a mere 30 years after the founding of the University—he may not have known the mark he would leave with an anonymous gift he would make more than six decades later.
$6M gift commitment from the Chez Family Foundation Toward Creating a Center for Wounded Veterans
February 09, 2012 10:25 AMThe University of Illinois announced plans to build a Center that will provide educationally integrated services to student veterans of recent conflicts who have sustained severe and multiple injuries.
Micek to step down as UIF head in December 2012
January 09, 2012 10:30 AMDr. Sidney S. Micek, president of the University of Illinois Foundation for the last 12 years, announced today (Jan. 9, 2012) that he is stepping down as the fundraising organization's chief administrator.
UIS graduate honors former faculty member with Professorship
November 04, 2011 10:30 AMThe University of Illinois Springfield proudly announces the establishment of a new named professorship, the first from a graduate honoring a former professor.
University of Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign eclipses its $2.25 billion goal 4 months early
September 23, 2011 10:35 AMThe University of Illinois’ Brilliant Futures Campaign has surpassed its $2.25 billion goal four months before the campaign’s Dec. 31, 2011, conclusion. As of Aug. 31, 2011, the University has gifts and commitments totaling $2.267 billion.
U of I and Foundation records third highest gift total ever at $216.6 million
September 23, 2011 10:33 AMThe University of Illinois and the U of I Foundation enjoyed another excellent year in private gifts received for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2011.
16 Gifts Totaling More than $18 Million to Benefit Urbana‑Champaign Campus of University of Illinois
September 23, 2011 10:30 AMSixteen private gifts totaling more than $18 million earmarked for University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign programs were announced today (Friday, Sept. 23, 2011) at the U of I Foundation’s 76th Annual Meeting.
Local Philanthropists Make $10 Million Gift to the UI College of Applied Health Sciences
September 22, 2011 10:35 AMShahid Khan and his wife Ann Carlson Khan, have continued their generous support of the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign by making a gift of $10 million to fund the new north addition of Huff Hall.
Student Caller at University of Illinois Sets Fundraising Success Record
February 21, 2011 08:00 AMZachary Grotovsky, a 23‑year‑old senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign, is a student caller for the University of Illinois Foundation.
University of Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign Passes $2 Billion Mark
October 01, 2010 08:00 AMThe University of Illinois’ Brilliant Futures Campaign, the largest in the school’s 143‑year history, has passed the $2 billion mark and was 89 percent towards its $2.25 billion goal as of Sept. 15, 2010.