Amherst College
$15,000
In fulfillment of a $150,000 pledge for the George International Fellowships.

Beta Psi Foundation
$30,000
In partial fulfillment of a $100,000 pledge to support the Bill and Penny George Scholarship for Leadership and the Beta Psi Leadership Retreat and in support of the “Rewarding Excellence” close-out drive Challenge.

Carleton College
$15,000
In fulfillment of a $150,000 pledge for the George International Fellowships.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
$75,000
In fulfillment of a $250,000 pledge for the International Think Tank, A New Vision for the Carnegie Endowment.

Carter Center
$50,000
In partial fulfillment of a $250,000 pledge to support The Carter Center Education Internship Program.

Harvard Business School
$20,000
In fulfillment of a $300,000 pledge for the George International Fellowships.

Harvard Business School
$50,000
In partial fulfillment of a $250,000 pledge to support the George Fellows who are pursuing a concurrent degree with the JFK school of Government and are entering their second year at the Harvard Business School.

Harvard University
$100,000
In support of Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative Inaugural Fellowship Program.

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
$241,470
In partial fulfillment of a $1 million pledge to support the George Family Leadership Development Fund. The fund supports the students, development and administration of co-curricular programs/workshops and co-curricular Leadership programming.

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
$250,000
In partial fulfillment of a $750,000 pledge to support the Young Global Leaders Executive Education Program in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.

LEAD
$5,000
In partial fulfillment of a $15,000 pledge to support this organization’s Participant Engagement Strategy to engage young professionals in social service and philanthropy in the Twin Cities.

Macalester College
$15,000
In fulfillment of a $145,000 pledge for the George International Fellowships.

Opportunity International
$50,000
In fulfillment of a $210,000 pledge to support the organization’s LEAD Campaign to prepare women for leadership in microfinance.

Sigma Chi Foundation
$150,000
In fulfillment of a $1 million pledge to support the Horizons Leadership Project.

University of St. Thomas
$15,000
In support of the George Fellowship Program.

Total Leadership for 2008                    $1,081,470