A long time ago I was a Heritage intern too. I would say that being there really changed the way I viewed many things...I grew up a heck of a lot those 6 months in DC. I am not involved with politics anymore, but I will always remember how the Heritage experience fine-tuned and changed for the better my own conservative ideology. I believe that donations to Heritage are tax-deductible and you can probably ear-mark money for the intern program. It’s one of the rare DC internships that is paid, so for kids that are broke and paying their own way through school, it makes the DC internship experience possible.
I’ve contributed a few times. Earmarking it for the interns is a good idea. I’ll remember that next time.