Endowments supporting students on the Bloomington campus also increased dramatically, from 888 to 1,543. The Endowment Campaign for Indiana University Bloomington lays a solid foundation for IU's future. It also allows us to provide scholarships for the nation's brightest graduate and undergraduate students. The campaign was a genuine triumph, and it will enable the university to reach new heights of excellence. The campaign total includes gifts and pledges for endowment, annual support for current spending, and non-governmental grants.
Endowments enhance rather than replace state support.
According to IU Foundation President Curt Simic, this is, to our knowledge, the highest 'insider' total contributed to any public university campaign to date. Finally, this campaign is remarkable for the enormous and enduring effect it is having, and will continue to have, on the Bloomington campus. Most campaigns target specific areas. According to Simic, an important factor in the success of the campaign, and of fund raising for IU as a whole during this period, was an innovative program established by President Brand. This was a great incentive to prospective donors since it doubled the immediate impact of their gifts.