 In November 2014, Plank pledged $25 million to the University of Maryland to be used for the proposed athletics and academic complex.The project has converted Cole Field House, the school's former basketball arena, into the football facility, a sports medicine center and student entrepreneurship lab.In 2015, Plank pledged $16 million to St. John's College High School in Washington, DC, to fund athletics, academics and entrepreneurship initiatives.