At the time, the donation was the largest philanthropic gift in the history of the university.

The kindergarten was intended as a philanthropic gift to benefit the mostly poor families of the area.

Universities are funding their growth with a mixture of bank loans, bonds and private debt placements, supplemented by mixture of cash from surpluses, appeals to alumni and philanthropic gifts.

He also quietly made many philanthropic gifts to the local community, often anonymously.

This donation was among the largest individual philanthropic gifts ever given to a single organization.