Found
Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
Fund
Fund verb - To furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income.
Usage example: her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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