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December 5, 2005 Volume 30, Issue 16 |
Private giving to MSU makes big ‘jump’
Mississippi State continues to move up through the ranks of the nation’s top beneficiaries of private giving, according to a national publication.
The university now is 262 on the latest list compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Reporting more than $56 million in gifts received during the 2004-05 fiscal year, the institution took a 124-place jump in the rankings, making it the top Mississippi charity.
For 15 years, the Washington, D.C.-based weekly publication has focused on the top 400 charities raising money in the United States.
The new ranking positions MSU above several other larger land-grant institutions on the list. They include Iowa State, 272; Colorado State, 312; Oklahoma State, 353; and Clemson, 390. The Starkville school also now outranks three fellow Southeastern Conference members: Auburn, 273; Mississippi, 300; and Alabama, 347.
Harvard University, which received about $540 million in private gifts, led all universities in the rankings.
The Mississippi State endowment currently stands at more than $211 million, up from $171 million at the close of FY04.