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>The largest gift to MIT was pledged in 2000, when International Data Group founder and chairman Patrick McGovern Jr. , and his wife Lore Harp McGovern, committ
by learc83 9y ago
>The largest gift to MIT was pledged in 2000, when International Data Group founder and chairman Patrick McGovern Jr. , and his wife Lore Harp McGovern, committed $350 million over 20 years for a brain research institute.
Wasn't the the donation of the majority share in Bose much larger than $350 million over 20 years?
- adventured 9y agoIt's a weird context. The Bose shares can't be sold, they receive dividends. So one would want to separate the types of donations for clarification (all cash, restricted stock terms, etc).