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Boston University is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to benefit society. We remain dedicated to our founding principles: that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world. Boston University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. With the support and oversight of the Board of Trustees, the University, through our faculty, continually innovates in education and research to ensure that we meet the needs of students and an ever-changing world.

Americans for Oxford, Inc. (AFO) is the University’s North American fundraising body that seeks gifts to support Oxford and its Colleges. It enables the University to maintain and enhance its tradition as one of the great universities of the world. Ensuring this status requires an ongoing commitment from all Oxonians. AFO has been determined by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt public charity.

SEE SCHEDULE OBELOIT COLLEGE ENGAGES THE INTELLIGENCE, IMAGINATION, AND CURIOSITY OF ITS STUDENTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO LEAD FULFILLING LIVES MARKED BY HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY. OUR EMPHASIS ON INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES, THE INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE WITH EXPERIENCE, AND CLOSE COLLABORATION AMONG PEERS, PROFESSORS, AND STAFF EQUIPS OUR STUDENTS TO APPROACH THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD ETHICALLY AND THOUGHTFULLY.

Benedict College will be a power for good in society.We will be a full opportunity college with high quality programs of teaching, research, and public service.These programs will provide our students and community with the knowledge, skills, understandings, and values required to empower them to create a better world.We seek geographic, international, and racial diversity in our student body while continuing to facilitate the empowerment, enhancement, and full participation of African Americans in a global society.

The University's most significant activities are education, research, medical services and other public services. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS "...TO DISCOVER, preserve and disseminate knowledge; produce creative work; and promote a culture of broad inquiry throughout and beyond the Cornell community. Cornell also aims, through public service, to enhance the lives and livelihoods of our students, the people of N.Y. and others around the world."

Western Carolina University is a public regional institution of higher education whose mission is to create learning opportunities that incorporate teaching, research, service, and engagement through on-campus, off-campus, on-line and international experiences. The university focuses its undergraduate, master’s and three doctoral programs, educational outreach, research, creative, and cultural activities to sustain and improve individual lives and enhance economic and community development in Western Carolina and beyond.

Vanderbilt offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development, as well as a full range of graduate and professional degrees. The combination of cutting edge research, liberal arts and a distinguished medical center creates an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex problems affecting our health, culture and society.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage.   The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized excellence provided by faculty who embody the highest standards of teaching and scholarship. The Gustavus curriculum is designed to bring students to mastery of a particular area of study within a general framework that is both interdisciplinary and international in perspective.  

The University is exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code ( IRC) Section 501(c)(3) because of our educational purpose. This is often referred to as our “nonprofit status.” University departments may receive requests for proof of our nonprofit status. If so, provide a copy of our IRS 501(c)(3) determination ... www.jmu.edu/financeoffice/accounting.../tax-information.shtml Specific to JMU Sigma Kappa Delta Rho Scholarship Fund

THE WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, AS THE PRIVATE FUND RAISING ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSITY, SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY BY IDENTIFYING, CULTIVATING AND SOLICITING PRIVATE SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY. ITS PRIVATE STATUS ENSURES THE DONOR'S RIGHT OF ANONYMITY AND ITS ABILITY TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION. THE FOUNDATION FURTHER SEEKS TO BUILD AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONSTITUENCIES, WHICH MUTUALLY BENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY, THE WICHITA COMMUNITY, AND THE STATE OF KANSAS

Since its founding in 1701, Yale has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations. Yale’s reach is both local and international. It partners with its hometown of New Haven, Connecticut to strengthen the city’s community and economy. And it engages with people and institutions across the globe in the quest to promote cultural understanding, improve the human condition, delve more deeply into the secrets of the universe, and train the next generation of world leaders.

Virginia Union University is nourished by its African American heritage and energized by a commitment to excellence and diversity. Its mission is to 1) Provide a nurturing intellectually challenging and spiritually enriching environment for learning; 2) Empower students to develop strong moral values for success; and 3) Develop scholars, leaders, and lifelong learners of a global society.To accomplish this mission, Virginia Union University offers a broad range of educational opportunities that advances liberal arts education, teaching, research, science, technology, continuing education, civic engagement, and international experiences.