Some schools have allowed donors to sponsor book awards as a method of fundraising.
The drop was attributed to the new tax laws, which no longer allow donors to deduct the appreciated value of such gifts.
The funding strategy since Carnegie's time was for the city to pay basic operating expenses, allowing private donors to provide special programs and other enhancement.
A court-approved agreement allowed donors to the $26 million campaign to retrive their gifts, As of this week, 54 donations worth $126,600 had been returned.
Navy allowed donors to purchase tickets to the game for active military personnel and veterans.
The loophole has allowed donors to give huge amounts of money that they otherwise would not have been able to contribute.
On May 18, the government lifted a two-year-old state of emergency in the province, allowing donors to carry out reconstruction more effectively.
They abbey maintained a policy of allowing donors to continue to benefit from their gifts until their deaths.
Democratic lawmakers and newspaper editorials had already criticized the plan, saying it allowed wealthy donors to curry favor with the Whitman administration.
Advocates of a ban say that soft money is corrupting politics by allowing deep-pocketed donors to buy influence in Congress.