<p>I’ve ead a little about these. I think that colleges and other schools would prefer that donors not earmark donations but many people do. I read that there is a prize (similar to scholarship? not really sure) at PE where a student who is a legacy and plays an instrument (I don’t think it has to be a specific instrument) gets a prize.</p>
<p>Obviously the donor wanted the money to go to a musician who is also a child of an alumnae.</p>
<p>Sometimes the colleges and boarding schools cannot find a deserving student who meets all the criteria that the donor sets down and then they don’t give it out.</p>
<p>Should they have refused the money??? I’m undecided but I would think that they could make the determination that the restrictions did not fit within the general characteristics of the organization, so for an organization that is trying to promote diversity this could be an issue because if say BS#1 accepts the $$$ to give out to a student, they in effect are giving it out.</p>