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University Foreign Money

Bulgaria

$7.4 milliondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
27transactions
11recipient institutions

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.

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Top Recipient Institutions

1University of California-San DiegoCA$1,564,80632022 to 2023
2Cornell UniversityNY$1,242,60662001 to 2025
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$1,175,00022025
4Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNY$955,72922017
5Stanford UniversityCA$745,20012008
6Babson CollegeMA$566,10332024
7Northern Illinois UniversityIL$509,96512022
8The University of Texas at DallasTX$388,51812020
9Harvard University$250,00012026
10Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$66542016 to 2018
11Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO$032004

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$500k$1m$2m$2m2001: $100,00020012002: $02003: $020032004: $02005: $020052006: $02007: $020072008: $745,2002009: $020092010: $02011: $020112012: $02013: $020132014: $02015: $020152016: $2002017: $1.5 million20172018: $152019: $285,78820192020: $388,5182021: $020212022: $1.5 million2023: $588,00020232024: $566,1032025: $1.5 million20252026: $250,0002026
Amount by transaction year, 2001 to 2026 (2026 partial). Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.