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| license: other
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| license_name: tensorust-sample-license
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| license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/
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| pretty_name: "University Foreign Gift Ledger (free sample)"
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| language:
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| - en
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| tags:
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| - tensorust
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| - sample
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| - research-and-grants
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| - government-data
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| - finance
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| size_categories:
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| - n<1K
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| configs:
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| - config_name: sample
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| data_files:
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| - split: train
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| path: sample.csv
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| - config_name: summary
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| data_files:
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| - split: train
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| path: summary_by_state.csv
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| ---
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| # University Foreign Gift Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
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| 117,152 foreign gifts and contracts worth $62.4B that 535 US colleges reported under Section 117, by institution, country and type.
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| **Headline:** Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires colleges to report foreign gifts and contracts of $250,000 or more a year.
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| This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **117,152 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/)**.
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| ## Files here
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| | file | what it is |
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| |---|---|
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| | `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
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| | `summary_by_state.csv` | row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
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| ## Summary by state (largest groups)
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| | State | rows | Amount (USD) |
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| |---|---|---|
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| | CA | 25,960 | 8,738,351,402 |
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| | TX | 11,562 | 3,793,786,155 |
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| | MA | 10,624 | 8,483,228,911 |
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| | NY | 9,136 | 7,197,564,573 |
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| | AL | 8,115 | 298,427,856 |
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| | PA | 5,150 | 6,763,508,034 |
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| | DC | 4,139 | 1,905,679,877 |
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| | MD | 3,740 | 1,730,810,905 |
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| | IL | 3,619 | 2,874,632,869 |
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| | CO | 3,070 | 1,494,905,422 |
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| | MI | 2,929 | 1,247,961,844 |
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| | OH | 2,553 | 1,055,629,261 |
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| | TOTAL | 117,152 | 62,400,473,316 |
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| Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.
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| ## What the full file has
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| - 117,152 rows
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| - Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
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| - Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
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| Coverage: Every Section 117 report the Department has made public, legacy system and the 2020+ portal. Department file through Feb 28, 2025 (latest posted); built 2026-11-06.
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| ### Columns in the full file
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| | column | meaning |
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| |---|---|
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| ## Get the full file
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| | tier | price | includes |
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| |---|---|---|
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| | Ledger file | $295 | The complete Section 117 ledger with flags and ontology IDs (CSV and Parquet). |
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| | Institution report | $950 | The ledger plus a peer benchmark for one institution: its transactions against 10 chosen peers by country, type and year. |
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| | Research security license | $3,000 a year | Ledger updates whenever the Department posts a new file, peer benchmarks for up to 25 institutions, and the ontology joins to federal awards and subawards. |
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| Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
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| ## Method and limits
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| ## Sources
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| - US Department of Education, Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract public records, complete file through Feb 28, 2025 (the latest the Department has posted as of Nov 2026)
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| - Tensorust Ontology organizations
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| ## License
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| The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
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| Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com
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