年度捐赠是学校当年的运营费用. Its functional equivalent is a checking account that helps the school accomplish its daily work. 这些礼物支持教师的工资和福利, 还有图书馆的收购, 教学工具, 教育技术与设备, 甚至连灯泡这样的必需品也不例外.
资本捐赠是满足建筑需求的主要捐赠, major equipment and related endowment needs that the school cannot pay for out of operating funds. These gifts usually fund bricks-and-mortar building projects and are generally larger amount gifts. 对资本项目的承诺通常在三到五年内支付.