The science building donations - following the money
JE donated to multiple universities, often for science buildings. The pattern:
**Confirmed donations:**
- Harvard: $6.5M (Program for Evolutionary Dynamics)
- MIT: Multiple donations, total unclear
- Others: Various smaller amounts
**What happened after 2008:**
- Many institutions returned money or renamed buildings
- Harvard kept some, returned some
- MIT investigation found management failures
**Why this matters:**
These donations bought access and respectability. They're documented in tax filings and university records.
The HOC November release includes correspondence about these donations. Document batch: HOC-2025-EDU-001.
Showing how the money created legitimacy is important context.
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