Earlham College is working with that organization to allocate the gift according to the anonymous donor’s wishes.
“It was a wonderful surprise to receive this gift,” Avis Stewart, vice president for institutional advancement and community relations, said in a prepared statement released Wednesday afternoon.
“Major gifts like this are usually the result of long-term relationships with donors who we know very well, so we are accustomed to knowing when the gifts are coming.
“Every once in a while, though, we get gifts we were not expecting,” he said.
Stewart said, “This gift is humbling because it reminds us that the positive impact of Earlham is felt way beyond campus and that there are many generous philanthropists who see the value of the education we offer and who want to support our students.”
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