Whiskey mogul offers free $200M college campus to religious groups, with one major catch

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Bhakta Spirits founder Raj Peter Bhakta outlines his hopes for the next owner of the former Green Mountain College campus, saying the ideal recipient would champion a faith-centered cultural renewal to help restore America and Western civilization. The founder of a Vermont-based whiskey brand wants to give away a college campus that he bought during the pandemic — on the condition the new owner shares his vision for "the revival of our country and our civilization." Raj Peter Bhakta is offering to gift the campus of 185-year-old now-defunct Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont — an asset he estimates would cost $200 million to rebuild — to a Catholic or Christian institution that shares his belief that a return to Western civilization "is predicated on a spiritual revival." The 50-year-old WhistlePig and Bhakta Spirits founder credits his entr