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America’s Black Holocaust Museum receives anonymous $10 million gift

America’s Black Holocaust Museum receives anonymous $10 million gift
America’s Black Holocaust Museum receives anonymous $10 million gift December 8, 2021 America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) is the recipient of a $10 million commitment made by an anonymous donor through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. This transformational commitment is in support of ABHM’s recent announcement to reopen on February 25, 2022, and a strategic plan…
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Virginia Tech receives $35 million from alumnus for engineering school

Virginia Tech receives $35 million from alumnus for engineering school
Virginia Tech receives $35 million from alumnus for engineering school December 7, 2021 Norris Mitchell ’58 and his wife, Wendy, have committed $35 million to the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. The gift will go toward construction as well as activities and programming for a showcase building for the college, which will replace the more…
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Ethel Walker School receives $25 million gift from anonymous donor

Ethel Walker School receives $25 million gift from anonymous donor
Ethel Walker School receives $25 million gift from anonymous donor December 7, 2021 The Ethel Walker School has received a gift of $25 million from an anonymous donor from among its alumnae, the largest gift the school has received in its 111-year history. It is among the most generous gifts made to an all-girls school…
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Amazon launches $21M program for real estate developers of color

Amazon launches $21M program for real estate developers of color
Amazon launches $21M program for real estate developers of color December 8, 2021 Amazon partners with social impact and economic justice groups to support developers of color and facilitate affordable housing projects. Amazon is committing $21 million to pilot a two-year accelerator program to help real estate developers of color progress in an industry known…
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