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University of Illinois Foundation reports record gifts, highlights asset management
Summary
Jim Moore, CEO of the University of Illinois Foundation, told trustees the foundation recorded $656 million in gifts and commitments in the latest fiscal year and outlined asset‑management practices including 7,000 acres of farmland and a roughly $3 billion unitized endowment pool.
Jim Moore, president and CEO of the University of Illinois Foundation, briefed trustees on fundraising results and foundation operations at the Nov. 11 meeting.
Moore said the foundation recorded $656,000,000 in gifts and commitments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 — a record for the foundation — and described annual cash receipts at about $402,000,000. He summarized that since July 2019 the foundation has secured nearly $3,000,000,000 in commitments and highlighted that the foundation manages a variety of complex assets, including some 7,000 acres of farmland that generate revenue to support scholarships.
Moore described the foundation’s governance (a fiduciary board of directors for the 501(c)(3) foundation), staffing (he cited a 98‑person foundation headcount), and priorities: campaign readiness, data management enhancements, technology investments and support for university strategic priorities. He also described the unitized endowment (cited at roughly $3,000,000,000) and an annual payout practice (noted as 4% of funds in an individual endowment in his remarks).
Trustees asked questions about metrics for advancement staff performance and endowment distribution; Moore said major gift officer productivity and the portfolio mix inform staffing and strategy.
Moore concluded by noting global alumni engagement efforts and the foundation’s ongoing priorities around campaign timing and infrastructure to support future fundraising.
