Campaign News
The Campaign for Central Phase II Priorities
Phase II of the Campaign focuses on three major areas: The Central Fund, the endowment and capital projects.
The Central Fund
As a key priority during the Campaign for Central, our goal is to raise $9 million over the life of the campaign to boost annual support to a level that will assure Central College has the financial capacity and the flexibility to seize exciting opportunities, respond to unforeseen circumstances and invest in its future.
Participation is Key!
Additionally, a major goal for the Central Fund — not only during the campaign, but also beyond — is to increase the percentage of alumni who make a gift each year. Your regular participation in contributing to the Central Fund is a powerful indicator that many granting agencies as well as ranking enterprises make special note of.
Endowment
Growing the endowment by $2,500,000 annually over the next five years is a priority in The Campaign for Central Phase II. Central's board of trustees is committed to increasing the endowment to $100,000,000 by 2014. The goal to increase the endowment would give a significant boost to the support for the operating fund while allowing for a reduction in the spending rate.
Central's Endowment as of June 30, 2007: $82,134,254
Capital Projects
Education and Psychology Building – $17,000,000
Project Facts
Fund-raising efforts have begun.
Features
New classroom and instructional space for two of Central’s largest and most distinguished academic departments;
Meeting space for Central’s Office of Community-Based Learning;
Opportunity for cross-platform learning among science, education and psychology departments;
Energy efficient and LEED certified.
Learn more
The Education and psychology building has it's own Web site with even more information! Check it out at: www.central.edu/edPsych
New track and football field – $2,500,000
Project Facts
Raised - $2,211,521 as of 10/5/07
Interested in helping complete this project? Make a gift today by going to our secure online giving page and specify "track and field project" under the "other" designation. Your gift is greatly appreciated.
Features
FieldTurf football playing surface
400-meter BSS 1000 polyurethane track
The Campaign for Central Phase I Successes
Success!
The Campaign for Central Phase I officially ended on June 30, 2005, and raised $52,555,286. In Phase I of The Campaign for Central, 60 new endowed scholarships were established, five new endowed chairs created or pledged and over $7 million in unrestricted gifts added to the endowment.
Endowment Growth
These gifts, combined with excellent returns on endowment investments, allowed Central’s endowment to increase by nearly $12 million during Phase I.
Annual Giving
Another vital component of the campaign was to increase unrestricted annual giving. Comparing the years of the campaign to previous years, unrestricted giving increased by nearly 25 percent over the same time frame.
