Report: UW Foundation endowment worth $1.9 billion

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - 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.

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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.