The foundation gets donations from private individuals and companies, and then buys the forest areas seemed unique enough to deserve the protection.

Last year the foundation bought plumes for 80 Indians; this year for 188.

By 2000, the foundation had bought 1200 acres, which it held in a conservation trust for eventual cession to the tribe.

The foundation bought the sawmill, including the buildings, machines and the inventory.

Maybe industry's philanthropic foundations could buy educational materials at retail prices and donate them to schools.

Within a year, those investments lost half their value, as did an additional $14.6 million in common stocks the foundation had bought earlier.

The foundation had bought their own computer - an old one, so it wasn't too expensive - that would run the environment full time.

The foundation has also bought desks for kindergarteners in Newark's state-controlled schools.

The foundation sold that building and bought the 2.5 acres edging the sculpture park.

He said he would like to stay on until 1990 if the foundation buys the land, but knows there is no guarantee he'll be needed.