May 15, 2008

David Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Harvard for Study-Abroad Programs

By Maria Di Mento

David Rockefeller has pledged $100-million to Harvard University, his alma mater. The pledge is the third gift of that size he has made in recent years.

He announced in 2005 that he planned to give $100-million apiece to the Museum of Modern Art and to Rockefeller University, both in New York.

As with the other pledges, Harvard will receive the money upon Mr. Rockefeller's death.

Advance Payments

Meanwhile, in addition to this new pledge, Mr. Rockefeller, who is

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