StudentMojo.com http://watchmojo.com/school/blog Students, Education, College Life and Making the Most of School Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en Universities receive anonymous donations http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/04/20/universities-receive-anonymous-donations/ http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/04/20/universities-receive-anonymous-donations/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:01:53 +0000 rebecca AdministrationCampus LifedonationFinancesIRSmoneyscholarshipschooluniversity http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/04/20/305/ Since 1 March, at least nine American universities have received anonymous donations totaling over $45 million. The catch is: the school had to promise not to try to find out the benefactor’s identity. It is not clear whether the source is an individual, a group with similar interest or an organization. Some of the schools even went so far as to contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Homeland Security to verify that the money was not ill-gotten.

The unknown supporter also stipulated that the majority of the money should go to student scholarships, while the rest can fund research, equipment and operating expenses.  Read more…

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