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Businesswoman and philanthropist Michele Kang just made a historic donation to women’s soccer. Kang, owner of the professional soccer team Washington Spirit, has pledged $30 million to the girls ...
Matching gifts – Corporate donations to nonprofits as a match to employee giving. Approximately 65% of Fortune 500 companies offer these programs. [3] Volunteer grants – Giving to nonprofits in recognition of employee-volunteer service to that organization. Approximately 40% of Fortune 500 companies offer these programs. [3]
The AAU Junior Olympic Games is the largest multi-sport event for youth in the United States. It has become the showcase event of the AAU Sports Program. The Games originated from ‘telegraphic' state track and field competitions. National Champions were determined through telephone and/or mail entries instead of head-to-head competition.
Boston had a weak profile, apart from donations to Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital. [16] Railroad leaders seldom focused on local issues, since they had responsibility for much larger territories. They approve the work of the railroad YMCAs in uplifting the labor force, though they seldom gave them any corporate money. One ...
If you attend a Division I university, chances are you are bankrolling your school’s athletics department. Search our scorecards to find out by how much.
At Georgia State, athletic fees totaled $17.6 million in 2014, from a student population in which nearly 60 percent qualify for Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income students. The university contributed another $3 million in direct support to its sports programs.
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College sports yield indelible moments that unite campuses and provide a path to a quality higher education for thousands of students who might otherwise not be able to afford it. Many of the people we interviewed, including legendary coach Bill Curry, have devoted their careers to college athletics — but worry that too many schools are ...