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NIU Foundation reports historic giving, $40 million lead gift and public campaign launch set for June 14
Summary
Catherine Squires, president and CEO of the NIU Foundation, told trustees the foundation reached about $57.4 million and credited a roughly $40 million lead gift for the fundraising surge; the public phase of a larger campaign is scheduled for June 14.
Catherine Squires, vice president for advancement and president and CEO of the NIU Foundation, told the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees that philanthropy totals have reached about $57.4 million and that the foundation stands near 96% of a $60 million fiscal-year goal following a major lead gift.
“As of yesterday, we hit 57,400,000.0. ... We now proudly stand at 96% of our $60,000,000 university goal,” Squires said, telling trustees the quarter’s results were driven largely by a roughly $40 million gift from the Bostock family.
Squires said the foundation…
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