Makihara is just one example of an individual who has made "a tremendous difference in our international initiatives," Keenan says.
The Outer Limits
But sometimes, foreign donors--like domestic donors--want their gifts to go to a purpose Harvard doesn't want to accommodate. There have been times when the University has turned down money because it did not fit in with Harvard's academic plans or needs, Rudenstine says.
Nye says that his school is careful not to accept gifts that stray too far from the school's academic focus.
"The School will not accept gifts from donors for areas where KSG has no institutional expertise or where the program funded by the gift has no relationship to its mission," Nye wrote in an e-mail message.
In order to find the right donors, Nye says, KSG examines the sources and interests of the donors as well as screens them with Harvard's deans and the University's Gift Policy Committee.
In addition to screening, KSG also knows its many of its donors--many of them are alumni.
The foreign gifts at KSG, he says, are mainly given toward fellowships granting international students financial aid. A total of 40 percent of students at KSG are from foreign countries.
But there are some University gifts that come unsolicited.
Nye says that he has had to turn gifts away because they were not within the parameters of KSG's academic plans.
But Rudenstine adds that sometimes the University can benefit from projects for which it hadn't originally planned.
"If somebody's priorities are in line with ours and they want to do more--that's great," Rudenstine says.
The Outer Limits
Director of the Center for International Development (CID) Jeffrey D. Sachs '76 says yes.
"Of course one wonders where the money came from, how it was earned, and what it represents," Sachs says.
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