$65 Million Gift to Princeton Will Enroll More Low-Income, 1st-Generation Students: Daily News Roundup
December 6, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
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Princeton Gets $65 Million From Perelmans to Add Undergrads (Bloomberg)
Fralins Give $50 Million to Virginia Tech for Science and Economic Growth (Roanoke Times)
Why a $50 Million Gift to Academy Museum Almost Didn’t Happen (Variety)
Experiences With Billionaires Prove Promising Lure for Charities (Barron’s)
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Legacy of George H.W. Bush Lives On Through Philanthropy in Maine (NECN)
Jose Andres Expands Humanitarian Work to Mexican Border Because It’s ‘the Right Thing to Do’ (Washington Post)
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Is Harvard Whitewashing a Russian Oligarch’s Fortune? (New York Times)
Insights from a Decade of Leadership at Omidyar Network (Forbes)
About Cultural Organizations
Lilly Endowment Will Spend $48.8 Million to Make Indianapolis a Better, Cooler Place (Indianapolis Star)
This $10 Million Gift Will Create the First Permanent Smithsonian Latino Gallery Space (Long Beach Post)
Smithsonian Castle Needs a Major Renovation, but More Popular Museums Get All the Cash (Washington Post)
Capital of Miss. to Receive Grant for Public Art (ArtForum)