UW Foundation endowment worth $1.9 billion

MADISON, Wis. — A new report says the endowment of the University of Wisconsin Foundation was worth $1.9 billion last year, a 21 percent increase over its 2010 value.

The report is from NACUBO, the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The UW Foundation ranks 34th on the list. The foundation is the university’s private, nonprofit fundraising and gift-giving organization.

Other Wisconsin institutions that made the list include the Medical College of Wisconsin Inc. at No. 150. The report says its 2011 endowment was $488 million, up 19 percent from in 2010.

Marquette is No. 168 with endowment funds of $401 million, and the UW System came in at No. 199 with $342 million.

Harvard University tops the list with an endowment worth nearly $32 billion.