Film Mogul’s Gifts Are a “Call to Action”
In an attempt to spur others in Hollywood to donate to charitable causes, Haim Saban, a film and television producer, and his wife, Cheryl, announced last month that they have committed approximately $100-million to charities in the United States and Israel through personal donations and through…
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L.A. Couple Gives $100-Million to Create Genetics-Research Institute; Other Gifts
A Los Angeles couple has pledged $100-million to three academic institutions to found a biomedical research institute that will use human-genome discoveries to advance clinical medicine. The institute, in Cambridge, Mass., will be a joint venture of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute…
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Ohio State Gets $6.5-Million From Couple; Other Gifts
Two groups have received large gifts: The Ohio State University, in Columbus, has received $6.5-million from Mae McCorkle and her husband, William, an alumnus, to construct a swimming and diving facility. The couple co-founded McCorkle Inc. Realtors, in Columbus. The New York City Chapter of the…
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More Than $140-Million Donated by Couple
Just days after Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Va., announced it was receiving $32-million from Frank and Jane Batten (The Chronicle, March 20), several other nonprofit institutions have said they are getting gifts totaling an additional $110-million from the couple. Mr. Batten is founder of…
By Kevin Dumouchelle
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