October 14, 2004

College Gets $ 37-Million; Other Gifts

Four universities and two other nonprofit organizations have received large gifts:

  • City University of New York's Bernard M. Baruch College has received three big donations to its capital campaign. William Newman, a 1947 graduate and real-estate executive, and his wife, Anita, gave $25-million for unrestricted support. Lawrence N. Field, a 1952 graduate and a real-estate developer and businessman, and his wife, Eris, gave $10-million to renovate the college's original classroom