
Who Gives Mega Gifts and Why?
In June, the National University System received a $100 Million gift from a single donor to promote social-emotional learning. This mega gift is one of the dozens of big gifts received by Colleges and Universities during the 2018 fiscal year. The Chronicle of Higher Education shows that gifts of $50 Million and above were given to nearly 30 institutes of higher education in this past fiscal year. “Big” is a relative term though. When Oregon State University received their fir