But the foundation found the huge, inefficient building too costly to operate and sought bankruptcy protection in 1991.
The foundation was a victim of its own success and soon found that it could no longer adequately provide for the increasing number of borders.
The foundation finds the undergraduate college a very troubled institution.
How the foundation found itself in such an enviable position revolves around the little-known tale of the crucial 1979 tax ruling.
In Beirut, the foundation has found an ideal home.
And the foundation found it difficult to raise money for its music center and retirement community while spending about $300,000 simply to maintain the property.
The foundation also found a tenant - the local chamber of commerce, which pays $475 a month in rent.
The foundation will find proselytizers among the 50 employees who have joined the program.
When the foundation found how easy it was to don an educational disguise and infiltrate the school system, it came up with another great idea.
The foundation tested the soft tissue, found that two samples were contaminated with an unidentified fungus, and destroyed them, a spokesman said.