Monday, August 28, 2017

UNC Rams Club Sets $69 Million Giving Record


UNC likely the wealthiest ACC school.  On a great year, FSU normally lands about $30 Million for a comparison.  Also, UNC has an athletic endowment of $200 million plus to FSU's $50 million plus.

http://scout.com/college/north-carolina/Bolt/Rams-Club-Sets-69-Million-Giving-Record-106509866

The 2016-17 season was a banner year in North Carolina athletics. Not only did the Tar Heels bring home the 2017 college basketball national championships but UNC had six players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft following a season that included big wins over Florida State and Miami.
There were big plays on the fundraising side of UNC Athletics as well. According to GoHeels.com, Rams Club members donated more than $69 million, setting a record level of fundraising for the second time in as many years.
The Rams Club is UNC's non-profit foundation dedicated to providing scholarship funding, as well as support for facilities and other programs.

From GoHeels.com:
Donors gave $69,210,000 in cash gifts, pledges and planned estate gifts – a 12 percent increase from the record total of $61,823,000 established in 2015-16. This funding provided scholarships for more than 500 Tar Heel student-athletes, and helped provide facilities and programming support for all 28 varsity programs and all of Carolina's 800 student-athletes. Rams Club membership grew in 2016-17 as well, increasing to 14,726 members from the previous year's total of 13,824 members.

While much of the donations go to the scholarship endowment fund, Rams Club members also gave $23.0 million to facilities projects, the highest total of funding and reflective of the four athletics facility projects currently underway at UNC (indoor football practice facility, soccer & lacrosse stadium, field hockey stadium and a track & field complex). 

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