It was financed by the Nightingale Fund, a fund of public contributions set up during Nightingale's time in the Crimea and had raised a total of 50,000.
Ito ay Pinautang ng ruwisenyor Fund, ang isang pampublikong pondo ng mga kontribusyon na-set up sa panahon ruwisenyor ng oras sa Krimea at may itataas ng kabuuang 50,000.