"The former Green Mountain College campus is hitting the market. The price tag? Free. Owner Raj Bhakta-who bought the campus for $4.5 million in 2020 after the college closed in 2019-wants to give away the property in rural Vermont, Seven Days reported. Bhakta, a distiller and former contestant on The Apprentice, a reality show that starred Donald Trump, launched a website seeking proposals and is specifically looking to hand the campus over to someone with "a vision aligned with the revival of the United States and Western Civilization.""
"Bhakta specified in a news release he wants it to go to a "Catholic mission-based organization." Interested parties must "recognize this must first begin with the spiritual revival of our Christian faith. It will be upon coherence with this mission that candidates will be judged," according to the site. While Bhakta is not looking to sell the property, the website notes, "It will cost at least $1 million a year to operate the campus"; it encourages recipients to budget $1.5 million annually to "maintain existing infrastructure" and to "catch up on deferred maintenance." Potential beneficiaries "must be able to demonstrate sufficient resources to maintain the property.""
Raj Bhakta purchased the former Green Mountain College campus in Poultney, Vermont, for $4.5 million in 2020 after the college closed in 2019. Bhakta is offering the campus for free to a candidate willing to operate it as a Catholic mission-based organization aligned with a stated revival of Christian faith and Western Civilization. The website requires proposals demonstrating coherence with that spiritual mission and the financial capacity to maintain the property. The site estimates operation will cost at least $1 million annually and recommends budgeting $1.5 million for maintenance. The property spans approximately 115 acres and includes academic and residential buildings. The proposal deadline is March 31.
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