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license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/section117-foreign-gifts/
pretty_name: "University Foreign Gift Ledger (free sample)"
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- research-and-grants
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: summary_by_state.csv
---

# University Foreign Gift Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

117,152 foreign gifts and contracts worth $62.4B that 535 US colleges reported under Section 117, by institution, country and type.

**Headline:** Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires colleges to report foreign gifts and contracts of $250,000 or more a year.

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/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `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") |

## Summary by state (largest groups)

| State | rows | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 25,960 | 8,738,351,402 |
| TX | 11,562 | 3,793,786,155 |
| MA | 10,624 | 8,483,228,911 |
| NY | 9,136 | 7,197,564,573 |
| AL | 8,115 | 298,427,856 |
| PA | 5,150 | 6,763,508,034 |
| DC | 4,139 | 1,905,679,877 |
| MD | 3,740 | 1,730,810,905 |
| IL | 3,619 | 2,874,632,869 |
| CO | 3,070 | 1,494,905,422 |
| MI | 2,929 | 1,247,961,844 |
| OH | 2,553 | 1,055,629,261 |
| TOTAL | 117,152 | 62,400,473,316 |

Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 117,152 rows
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

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.

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|


## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger file | $295 | The complete Section 117 ledger with flags and ontology IDs (CSV and Parquet). |
| Institution report | $950 | The ledger plus a peer benchmark for one institution: its transactions against 10 chosen peers by country, type and year. |
| 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. |

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/

## Method and limits





## Sources

- 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)
- Tensorust Ontology organizations

## License

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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