Henry Rowan, an MIT grad, gave $100 million to a little no-name school called Glassboro State University in 1992
He said MIT and schools like it don’t need more money
What an absolute legend.
He and Chuck Feeney are among the GOATs of philanthropy.
I’d highly encourage you to listen to Malcom Gladwell’s podcast about him entitled “My Little $100 Million” to hear the story of Rowan and the impact of his generosity.
So much more impact as you can see below vs giving $100 million to Harvard aka the Birkin Bag of education.

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