The candidate would also be required to raise at least $225,000 in private contributions.
Pledge forms are given out and each student is required to raise at least $100.
The organizations will be required to raise $3 for each $1 from the endowment within three years.
Every year, more than 250 teams join in the race, and each is required to raise at least $1200 to $2000.
"I didn't realize how much time is required to raise a child," she said.
Beforehand, students are required to raise money for the school.
Burke was required to raise 250 men for the effort but failed.
Does one include the fuel required to raise the crop?
Her son Ferdinand died at the age of 43 and she was required to raise his children.
The winners are each required to raise an additional $1 million from other sources.