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Early Barnard Benefactors, 1889 – 1916 |
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| Year | Donor | Amount | Purpose | 2013 Equivalent | Circumstances |
| 1889 | J.P. Morgan | $5,000 | First gift t Barnard College | $130,000 | His lawyer on Barnard board |
| 1892 | Mrs. Van Wyck (Mary E.) Brinckerhoff | 100,000 | Matching gift for building | $2,600,000 | Mr. VWB died 1892 |
| 1895 | Mrs. Elizabeth Milbank Andesron | $100,000 | 119th-120th block | $2,800,000 | father Jeremiah Milbank d. 1884 |
| 1895 | Seth Low | $100,000 | 3 professorships | $2,800,000 | To secure Barnard access to CU profs. |
| 1897 | Mrs. Josiah M. Fiske | $140,000 | 3rd wing on Milbank | $4,000,000 | JMF died 1892; no children |
| 1897 | 120 Donors | $100,000 | Match Brinckerhoff | $2,900,000 | Included $25,000 from JDRockefeller |
| 1898 | Abram S. Hewitt | $10,000 | Relieve $130,000 debt | $286,000 | |
| Elizabeth Milbank Anderson | $34,000 | “ | $970,000 | ||
| J P Morgan | $10,000 | “ | $286,000 | ||
| 1900 | Daniel B. Fayerweather estate | $100,000 | To educational inst’ns | $2,860,000 | DBF died in 1891; $5 million estate |
| 1901 | John D. Rockefeller | $200,000 | To stimulate other giving | $5,600,000 | |
| 1903 | 77 donors | $200,000 | Match JDR gift | $5,600,000 | |
| 1903 | Elizabeth Milbank Anderson | $1,000,000 | Purchase 116th-118th block | $27,000,000 | |
| 1907 | Elizabeth Milbank Anderson | $750,000 | Brooks Hall | $19,000,000 | |
| 1911 | John Stewart Kennedy | $150,000 | Launch of “Quarter Century Fund”, seeking $2,000,000 | $3,700,000 | JSK d. 1909; bachelor |
| 1914 | General Education Board | $200,000 | Endowment match | $4,700,000 | Rockefeller Money |
| Mrs. E. H. Harriman | $50,000 | Endowment Funds | $1,200,000 | ||
| Joseph Pulitzer | $50,000 | Scholarships | $1,200,000 | ||
| 1915 | Horace W. Carpentier | $200,000 | Henrietta Carpentier Scholarship Fund | $4,700,000 | HWC died in 1915 |
| 1916 | Horace W. Carpentier | $1,500,000 | General Endowment | $32,000,000 | Probated in 1920 |
| 1916 | Jacob H. Schiff | $500,000 | Students’ Hall | $10,800,000 | His 50 years in US |
| $5,499,000 | $135,132,000 | ||||
| A | Four biggest donors | ||||
| Elizabeth Milbank Anderson | $2,000,000 | ||||
| Horace W. Carpentier | $1,700,000 | ||||
| Jacob. H. Schiff | $500,000 | ||||
| John D. Rockefeller & GEdBoard | $500,000 | ||||
| $4,700,000 | |||||
| Land at purchase price | $1,160,000 | $1,160,000 | |||
| Building costs | |||||
| Milbank/Brinckerhoff/Fiske | $500,000 | ||||
| Brooks | $500,000 | ||||
| Students’ Hall | $500,00 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Plant/Land Assets as of 1920 | $2,660,000 | $66,500,000 | |||