* Darla Cocio, a resident of Tucson and a senior at the University of
Arizona studying secondary education.

About Southwest Student Services Corporation
Southwest Student Services Corporation serves schools and borrowers at
every education level that seek financial aid counseling, student loan
funding, loan origination, loan consolidation, and life-of-the-loan servicing. The
Foundation reviews and awards grants twice per year and for the
current application period, the Foundation contributed $7 million to
organizations in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Allen Family Foundation.
Best Software today introduced new Grants
Management capabilities for its MIP Endowment Management product, which
helps foundations, federations, and other nonprofits with planned giving
programs manage complex financial details of numerous funds, and allows
their development professionals to access both campaign and planned giving
donor information from a single information source.

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"Each year, we give scholarships to several deserving Arizona students, as
well as a cash award to recognize a distinguished Arizona high school
counselor," said Rich Nickel, president, Southwest Student Services
Corporation.

* Ashley Calderon, of Alhambra High School and a resident of Phoenix,
plans to attend Glendale Community College.

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In just over a decade, the Foundation has awarded approximately $250
million to organizations that support social and community
development, youth engagement and arts programs throughout the region. Coliton, senior
director of the Foundation."
Grant highlights from the current funding cycle focused on
community development and social change include: $250,000 to Chief
Seattle Club for the development of a community center in Pioneer
Square for low-income Native Americans; $250,000 to the Enterprise
Foundation for the development of environmentally-sustainable housing
for low-income families; $250,000 to the Low Income Housing Institute
for the development of a multi-use facility in Belltown (Seattle); and
$400,000 to Shorebank Enterprise Group to provide economic development
assistance in the rural coastal communities of Washington and Oregon;
Grants made to increase learning opportunities for children and
youth include: a grant of $100,000 for Rainier Scholars to provide
after school academic enrichment programs; $25,000 to Passages
Northwest for its outdoor programs for girls, and $225,000 to
Washington State Child Care Resource + Referral Network to lead a
public-private initiative aimed at improving the quality of childcare
programs for low -income children throughout the state. Allen Family Foundation reviews and
awards grants twice per year, and accepts applications from eligible
organizations located in, or serving the populations of, Alaska,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Nonprofit
organizations can use MIP Endowment Management for endowment set-up and
rule establishment, asset pool tracking, purposes, grant requests and
disbursements, contributions, and report and check processing.L), supports 4.

Grant Making Foundations for education may provide grants for: people pursuing education support of educational institutions development of educational programs

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Allen

Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in the nation, with
lifetime giving totaling more than $800 million, Allen seeks to
improve the quality of life in Pacific Northwest communities through
the Paul G. For more information
about the MIP Endowment Management solution or other Best Software
solutions for nonprofits, visit www.

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The Paul G.

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Recipients Include Students from Chandler, Douglas,
Glendale , Mesa, Phoenix and Tucson

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Southwest is known nationally for providing innovative, money-saving
benefits and exceeding customer expectations.

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MIP Endowment Management integrates seamlessly with the general ledger of
the MIP Fund Accounting solutions, as well as other accounting products,
enabling foundations and other organizations to administer, review, and
manage the details of complex endowment funds, including philanthropic
funds, donor-advised funds, Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRATs and CRUTs),
and Charitable Gift Annuities from the same data source.

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"We award these scholarships to recognize the achievements of
the recipients and to help students pursue their dreams of receiving a college
education.
* Dalia Escalera, of Westwood High School and a resident of Mesa, plans to
attend Mesa Community College.

Southwest also funds a number of additional annual scholarships for
students in partnership with Arizona's public universities and high schools.
"The Allen family has always been a part of the Northwest
community and are proud to be able to make meaningful contributions to
the nonprofit organizations that are vital to the health and
well-being of the Pacific Northwest," said Susan M. Allen Family Foundation

Launched in 2004 through the consolidation of Paul Allen's six
private foundations (first established in 1988 ), the Paul G.com

About Paul G.

"MIP Endowment Management already brings the complex elements of managing
funds and trusts into a single, unified solution," said Marc Griffin, SVP
and general manager of Nonprofit Solutions at Best Software.mip.

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Community College Scholarships -- Four renewable $500 scholarships were
awarded to Arizona high school seniors with strong service and academic
backgrounds. SLM Corporation and its
subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.0, the latest version of
Best Software's donor relationship management solution for medium to large
nonprofit organizations, which began shipping to customers today.

Grants Management functionality is available now.com or call 800-647-3863.4 million customers worldwide.

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Eight Arizona Students and One High School Counselor Receive Scholarships and Cash Awards from Southwest Student Services Corporation During National Scholarsh

Allen is the sponsor of
SpaceShipOne, winner of the international Ansari X-Prize competition;
founder of Experience Music Project (Seattle's critically acclaimed
music museum) and the Science Fiction Museum + Hall of Fame; creator
of the $100 million Allen Institute for Brain Science and its Allen
Brain Atlas initiative; owner of the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland
Trail Blazers NBA franchises; and, founder of Vulcan Productions, the
independent film production company behind HARD CANDY, FAR FROM
HEAVEN, the PBS series Evolution, and The Blues , executive produced by
Martin Scorsese.

Using MIP Endowment Management, nonprofit organizations can now track and
report in greater detail on each planned giving vehicle; manage complex
multi -fund proposal, approval and disbursement processes; and smoothly
manage each associated task in planned giving and endowment programs. For more
than 25 years, Best Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and
customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands,
including Abra, ACCPAC , ACT!, BusinessVision, CPASoftware,
FAS, MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, MIP, Peachtree,
SalesLogix , and Timberline Office, among many others.

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SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM) is the
nation's leading provider of education funding, managing nearly $112 billion
in student loans for 8 million borrowers. Allen Family
Foundation (PGAFF) today announced its most recent round of grants to
98 nonprofit organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more
information, please visit the Web site at www.

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* Amber Spears, a senior at Mountain View High School and a resident of
Tucson, received a $500 scholarship for nominating Hemingway.
* Joel Alexis Greer, of Douglas High School and a resident of Douglas,
plans to attend Pima Community College.
* Lauren Nicole Hopper , of Hamilton High School and a resident of
Chandler, plans to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Over the last year alone, the
Foundation has contributed more than $16 million to health and human
service and arts organizations in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The new Grants
Management functionality enables nonprofits to streamline the internal
grant making processes required to track and disburse planned giving and
endowment funds.com/moreinfo or
call (866) 308-BEST. All rights reserved.

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Southwest is pleased to announce its 2005 scholarship and award
recipients:

Southwest's High School Counselor of the Year Award -- Hollis Hemingway, a
counselor at Mountain View High School in Tucson, received a $500 cash prize
and an award plaque after being named Southwest 's 2005 Arizona High School
Counselor of the Year.

The Anne Lindeman Memorial Scholarship -- Three, $1,000 scholarships were
awarded to undergraduate seniors pursuing a course of study in education,
social sciences or health sciences.
Lindeman also served as a Southwest board member . In 23 years of service,
Southwest has helped more than 1 million people reach their educational goals.
Southwest Student Services Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of SLM
Corporation , commonly known as Sallie Mae.
"The Allen Foundation continues to be one of most progressive
funders not only in our region, but also in the nation," said Laura
Penn, managing director of Intiman Theatre , which received a challenge
grant for a technology initiative.pgafamilyfoundation. Learn more about Allen online at www.

Grants Management also helps users manage the various approval processes
for each unique endowment or fund with Manager Screens and project-flow
task lists for each staff member.

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This year's recipients
include:

* Shanon Bjerke, a resident of Tucson and a senior at the University of
Arizona studying nursing."
Under the Foundation's arts and culture program area, grant
highlights include: a $500,000 challenge grant for a technology
initiative that will be shared by the Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Seattle Children's Theatre, Intiman Theatre , A Contemporary Theatre,
and 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle; $250,000 for Artist Trust's
three -year capacity building initiative to increase the business and
creative capacities of artists in Washington State, as well as to
expand its professional development and funding programs for
individual artists; $250,000 for the Anchorage Museum to add gallery
space and an Arctic Studies Center to display Alaskan artifacts on
long-term loan from the Smithsonian; a $350,000 challenge grant to the
Missoula Art Museum towards the renovation and expansion of its
100-year old Carnegie building; and $200,000 to Tacoma's Broadway
Center for the Performing Arts for capital improvements to its campus
buildings , which serve more than one dozen Pierce County arts groups
annually. Allen
Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on making
positive and measurable change in the Pacific Northwest .

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About the Paul G. He co-founded Microsoft with Bill
Gates in 1975, is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. The
Grants Management capabilities are also available a la carte to GT Pro
customers .

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* Heather Hall, a resident of Glendale and a junior at Arizona State
University-West studying special education. "Both Paul Allen and Jody Patton have
sought out multiple ways to improve the quality of life in this
region., chairman of
Charter Communications (a broadband multimedia company); and a member
of the National Academy of Engineering.

PRESS RELEASE Best Software Expands Functionality of MIP Endowment Management Product With New Grants Management Capabilities

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The company is among the top 30 originators of federal student loans, issuing
more than $1. Their unwavering commitment to philanthropy is realized
through supporting organizations that have a measurable impact on the
community and have been instrumental in creating and sustaining
social, cultural , and economic assets in our community. Its support of the
Tessitura Consortium, and our ability to leverage that support through
the 1:1 match, will not only strengthen the capacity of the five
constituent institutions, but will directly serve the more than
900,000 patrons who pass through our doors each year.

MIP Endowment Management is available as a complete, stand-alone solution,
or an add -on module for MIP Fundraising GT Pro 4.

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Visit the Foundation online at
www. "Now, with
the added Grants Management capabilities, foundations, federations, and
nonprofits that process proposals for planned giving dollars can simplify
their grant-making processes and have more complete donor information at
their fingertips.

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Specifically, Grants Management enables users to:

-- Track processes throughout the entire proposal process;
-- Schedule and set up partial grant payments from multiple sources; and
-- Determine and schedule payment type , amount and frequency for each
portion of the grant, as appropriate.

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8 billion in student loans annually, and it is the nation's ninth
largest holder of federal student loans with a portfolio of more than $5
billion. "The Foundation's far-sighted
ability to comprehend the impact that technology can have on our
theatre community - and to use that awareness to help advance our work
and internal efficiencies - is all too rare.

About Best Software

Best Software offers leading business management products and services that
support the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.

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, has awarded scholarships totaling $14,000 to eight high school
seniors and college students from across the state. Southwest is committed to helping families and students throughout
Arizona and across the nation by providing education resources and financing
that help make going to college a reality . Her hard work and dedication, demonstrated through
innovation, leadership and mentoring skills , helped students realize their
full career and education potential.vulcan.com

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, To celebrate the accomplishments
and dreams of students in Arizona, Southwest Student Services Corporation
(Southwest), a nationally recognized higher education lender headquartered in
Gilbert , Ariz.

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grants $7 Million to Northwest Nonprofits; Charitable Contributions Support Health + Human Services Low Income Housing Arts a

Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in the nation, Paul
Allen's lifetime giving totals more than $800 million and includes
PGAFF grants and personal gifts to a wide range of nonprofit
organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Its parent company, The Sage Group
plc (London: SGE.

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Over the
last decade, Arizona residents have received nearly $200,000 in scholarships
from Southwest. These scholarships memorialize the
philosophy and accomplishments of Anne Lindeman, the former executive director
of the Governor's Council on Aging, and a former Arizona state legislator who
fought to improve education as well as the quality of life for seniors.

Community Desks/Philanthropy Writers

SEATTLE----The Paul G. The mission
of the Foundation is to build healthy communities and advance social
progress through four strategic programs that nurture arts and
cultural endeavors, engage children more deeply in the learning
process , respond to the needs of vulnerable populations, and advance
scientific and technological discoveries that expand our understanding
of the universe.3 million small and
mid-sized customers in North America.

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The awards are part of Southwest's commitment to providing students with
scholarships to help offset the cost of attending college, and to reward
students for their outstanding academic and community performance.

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