A story about philanthropic contributions in the April 5, 2000, issue of Education Week (“Corporate Giving to Education Grows at Record Pace”) listed two incorrect numbers. Donors gave $9.7 billion to the nation’s largest 1,009 foundations in 1998 to aid education. Funding given to higher education increased by 34 percent between 1997 and 1998.
A version of this article appeared in the April 19, 2000 edition of Education Week