Special Report:

Filling Both Sides of the Classroom

When it comes to education, technology can be a double-edged sword. While schools strive to offer the latest and greatest in both instruction and equipment, this comes with a hefty pricetag.

Here are some numbers provided by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University:

Many people assume that the cost of tuition, combined with public funding, covers the cost of providing a state-of-the-art educational environment. In a perfect world, perhaps that would be true; however, in reality our institutions of higher learning depend on the support of private organizations such as The Irwin Foundation to help fill in the gaps.

Competition for private funding can be fierce. Many private foundations support a wide variety of interests, and their commitment to a particular cause may vary from year to year. This can leave many educational institutions scrambling to find the dollars they need to maintain their current programs, while also hampering efforts to begin new programs. Individuals donating to private foundations are sometimes left in the dark when it comes to determining exactly which cause their donation will benefit.

Organizations such as The Irwin Foundation address this issue by remaining focused on a single cause. In our case, that cause is veterinary education. When you donate to The Irwin Foundation, you know that your gift will go toward training and supporting veterinary students.