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OSF awards $42.5 million to AAPI, Muslim, Arab, South Asian nonprofits

OSF awards $42.5 million to AAPI, Muslim, Arab, South Asian nonprofits
OSF awards $42.5 million to AAPI, Muslim, Arab, South Asian nonprofits December 10, 2021 The Open Society Foundations is investing $42.5 million over five years in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) communities, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The foundation says they are some of the largest grants given in…
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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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