Private support earmarked for endowment works in perpetuity to fund the people and mission of the University. They provide the best scholars for teaching and the best students for learning. Endowments also offer us the opportunity to create a permanent, living memorial for individuals, family members, friends, and business associates. The University of Illinois Foundation holds gift endowments permanently as principal. Earnings over the yields specified as expenditures each year are returned to the principal as a hedge against inflation and to build the endowment's base.
Endowment is the most solid of investments in higher education.
UIS has certain other capital project needs including a new building for the College of Business and Management, a student center, support for the auditorium, and improvements to the library. What we are doing during this capital campaign will make a difference for generations to come. We will be providing the future leadership of our community, state, and the nation with the knowledge and skills they will need to manage an increasingly complex world.