What does something like this do to NDSU's general endowment? Or is that an impossible question to answer with the information given?
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I was going to answer, but then I realized we can't. The Foundation endowment is currently at about $210M, but we don't know how much of that number comes from the current campaign. It has been going on for two years already, and is over 75% complete. It's shooting for $220M in new endowment funds, but some of that has likely been collected already.
It's pretty clear that a big chunk of this campaign is planned giving, including large portions of the $75M Challey donation. So say this campaign ends with $425M being raised in total, that doesn't mean NDSU will have access to all that money right away. Some will be structured giving; ex. $100k donation actually being a pledge of $20k/year for 5 years. Much will be estate giving; ex. $100k donation but only when the donor dies.
In the long run, I would say NDSU is shooting to come close to doubling the endowment. But we won't see the full effects for 20 years or more. That's just a guess based on some general logic.
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