On Thursday, President Obama revealed which charities will get a share of his $1.4 million Nobel Prize money.
He said in a news release, “These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans, and countless others in need. I’m proud to support their work.”
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and AfriCare were the only two not primarily devoted to education. The Haiti was founded by former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton to raise money for long-term help to Haiti after its devastating earthquake.
The United Negro College Fund, The Hispanic College Fund, the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation, the American Indian College Fund, and The Central Asia Institute are all education related charities. Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time, co-founded The Central Asia Institute.
