Charitable giving to many Michigan colleges and universities declined last year, a sign that the economy is not yet on track, according to a national survey released today.
The report showed that the $28 billion in national contributions to high education institutions increased by .05 percent in 2010. But when adjusted for inflation, giving is 8 percent lower than in 2006, according to the Council for Aid to Education, a New York-based nonprofit research group that released the report.
Michigan mirrored the national trend of more than half of universities reporting a decline in giving: among the 22 Michigan colleges and universities that responded to survey, 14 reported declines while 8 reported increases in charitable giving.
Between 2009 and 2010, the most dramatic declines in Michigan's charitable giving were at Northern Michigan University, Lawrence Tech University and Calvin College, with contributions dipping 55 percent, 52 percent and 34 percent, respectively."The economy hasn't returned to prerecession levels yet," said Ann E. Kaplan, survey director for the Council for Aid to Education. "It will just take a little more time for people to make substantial gifts that will happen if historical patterns are any indication."
The biggest increases were to Northwestern Michigan College, Delta College and Alma College, with charitable giving going up 54 percent, 40 percent and 35 percent, respectively.
Among the state's largest universities, charitable gifts increased 14 percent at Detroit's Wayne State University, but decreased 21 percent at Michigan State University and 4 percent at University of Michigan.
However, U-M ranked 19th among the nation's top 20 fundraisers, raising $252 million in 2010, about 21/2 times more than MSU, which raised $96.8 million.
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