In 1996, when sufficient funds had been accumulated, the Commission invited applications to "do anything they thought desirable ... to support worthwhile causes which would mark the year 2000 and the start of the new millennium."
1996年，募集到足够的资金后，委员会允许申请“请求让委员会做认为可取的任何事……以支持将2000年作为千禧年的美好开端的项目”。