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