ExxonMobil and Its Employees Donate More Than $2,055,700 to New York Colleges and Universities; 95 New York Institutions to Receive Educational Matching Gift Grants.Business Editors/Education Writers IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 ExxonMobil announced today its donation of more than $2,055,700 to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of colleges and universities through the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2003 Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors contributed more than $546,200 to New York institutions of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. in 2003, which was matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with more than $1,509,500 in unrestricted educational grants. Initiated in 1962, the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift program matches gifts to higher education on a 3-to-1 basis and has provided more than $282.95 million to higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States refers to colleges and universities within the United States. Overview The American university system, like the American educational system in general, is highly decentralized because the U.S. . This year the combined contributions of ExxonMobil and its employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors provided 921 colleges and universities across the country with more than $22.5 million. Individual donations totaled $6.4 million, and the ExxonMobil Foundation matched that number with an additional $16.1 million in unrestricted grants. "We at ExxonMobil are proud of the commitment that our employees have displayed through their generous contributions to institutions of higher education through the Educational Matching Gift Program," said Kenneth P. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , vice president for public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. , and chairman, ExxonMobil Foundation. "ExxonMobil and our employees remain dedicated to supporting the many institutions of higher education that enrich our nation." Under the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program, a donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) can give up to $5,000 a year to colleges and universities with which he or she is affiliated and the Foundation matches those gifts on a 3-to-1 basis up to $15,000. The affiliate requirement is waived for gifts to the United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for African-American students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. , the Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere Scholarship Fund, and the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. College Fund. Among the 95 New York colleges and universities receiving grants are: Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. , Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. Endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. Colleges, New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. . ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Foundation engages in a broad range of philanthropic activities focusing on the communities where Exxon Mobil Corporation has significant operations. In addition, the Foundation supports research and dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there on selected topics of national interest to the energy industry. Focus areas include education, health and environment. In 2003, ExxonMobil Foundation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and its divisions and affiliates provided $103 million in contributions worldwide, with more than $37 million dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and contributions programs is available at http://www.exxonmobil.com/community.
New York Colleges and Universities
Receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Grants
Adelphi University
Alfred University
Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy
Bank Street College of Education
Bard College
Barnard College
Broome Community College Foundation Inc
Canisius College
Clarkson University
Colgate University
College of Mt St Vincent
College of New Rochelle
College of Saint Rose
Columbia University
Cooper Union
Cornell University Endowed Colleges
CUNY Bernard Baruch College
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY City College
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY Queens College
D'Youville College
Elmira College
Fordham University
Hamilton College
Hartwick College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Houghton College
Institute of Technology Foundation at Utica Rome Inc.
Iona College
Ithaca College
Keuka College
Kings College
Kol Yaakov Torah Center Inc.
Le Moyne College
Long Island University
Manhattan College
Manhattanville College
Marist College
Marymount College New York
Marymount Manhattan College
Mohawk Valley Community College
Molloy College
Monroe Community College New York
Mount Saint Mary College
Nazareth College of Rochester
New York Law School
New York Theological Seminary
New York University
Niagara University
Pace University
Paul Smiths College of Arts & Sciences
Polytechnic University
Potsdam College
Pratt Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Sage Colleges
Saint Francis College New York
Saint Joseph College
Sarah Lawrence College
Siena College New York
Skidmore College
St. John Fisher College
St. Lawrence University
St. Vladimir Orthodox Theological Seminary
St. Bonaventure University
St. John's University
SUNY A&T College Cobleskill
SUNY at Albany
SUNY at Binghamton
SUNY at Cortland
SUNY at Fredonia
SUNY at Geneseo
SUNY at Oneonta
SUNY at Stony Brook
SUNY College at Brockport
SUNY College at Oswego
SUNY College of Environment
SUNY Empire State College
SUNY Graduate Center
SUNY New Paltz
Syracuse University
Union College
Union Theological Seminary
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Military Academy
University of Buffalo
University of Rochester
Vassar College
Wagner College
Webb Institute
Yeshiva University
Ysehiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin College
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