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Community college leaders ask Legislature to let current-use donations qualify for endowment match

5761383 · September 11, 2025
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Representatives of Massachusetts community colleges told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that current statutes limit the state endowment match to endowed gifts and capital projects, disadvantaging community colleges; they seek S.919/H.1454 to allow current‑use gifts to qualify for the state $1:$2 match.

Marilyn Kuhar, chief advancement officer at Bunker Hill Community College, and Amanda Sabrisha, vice president of institutional advancement at Holyoke Community College, testified in support of S.919/H.1454, which would modify the Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program so that community college foundations can receive the state matching dollar for dollar on private…

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