Students of Georgetown, Inc., or "The Corp", as it is commonly known (pronounced with the "p", /ˈkɔrp/), is a 501(c)3 non-profit public charitable organization at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and is the largest entirely student-run (501)c3 non-profit corporation in the world, with seven subsidiary companies generating annual revenues in excess of $4 million. Only undergraduate students of Georgetown University work as employees or sit as members of the Corp's Board of Directors, distinguishing business operations at the Corp from other student-run companies such as Harvard Student Agencies, which allows non-students and alumni to serve as board members.
As a registered Charity, The Corp's profits fund grants for student organizations, as well as scholarships for students, with each recipient being chosen by The Corp's Philanthropy Committee or Board of Directors.
Vital Vittles is the largest of seven businesses currently owned and operated by The Corp. Referred to by the company as "services", these businesses also include three campus coffee shops called Uncommon Grounds, More Uncommon Grounds (MUG), and Midnight MUG, a convenience store called Hoya Snaxa,a printing service called Corp Ink and "seasonal" services — Student Storage and Shuttles — which only operate at the beginning and end of each semester for storage and during the holidays for shuttles.
Read more about Students Of Georgetown, Inc.: Philanthropy Committee, Corp Ink, Past Businesses
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