Section 17-301 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Base year" means July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998.(c) "Eligible institution" means: (1) Each public senior higher education institution identified in § 10-101(m) or § 12-101(b)(3) of this article or its affiliated foundation; and(2) The following community college campuses or their affiliated foundations:(d)(1) "Eligible private donor" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other form of business organization, public or private foundation, or other nonprofit organization.(2) "Eligible private donor" does not include the State, a subdivision of the State, the federal government, or a foreign government.(e) "Eligible program" means an endowment for an academic purpose that does not contain unreasonable restrictions as to use as further defined by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.(f) "Endowment" means a donation or gift that has been provided under the condition that the principal remain intact and be invested in perpetuity for the purpose of producing income.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 266, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.