Feeling good about life? Here’s $10 million for the orchestra
mainThe man who built the world’s largest car-hire company decided today to put something back into the city.
So Jack C. Taylor of Enterprise Holdings gave $92.5 million to cultural and social causes in St Louis, including $10 million to the symphony orchestra.
Full list here:
- $30 million to Forest Park Forever’s endowment fund
- $25 million to the City Arch River 2015 Foundation for improvements to the Old Courthouse and to support the Foundation’s endowment fund
- $10 million to the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s endowment fund
- $6 million to the Fisher House Foundation for construction of new homes in Charleston, S.C., and Portland, Ore., that provide accommodations for military families during medical treatment
- $5 million to the American Red Cross of Eastern Missouri to meet capital and program needs
- $5 million to the Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation’s endowment fund
- $5 million to St. Luke’s Hospital to support its endowment fund
- $2 million to the Missouri Botanical Garden to support its capital campaign
- $1 million to the Better Angels Society to underwrite filmmaker Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary on baseball legend Jackie Robinson
- $1 million to the Everglades Foundation to support its End Point Restoration Project to restore America’s Everglades and sustain South Florida’s water supply
- $1 million to Friends of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., to fund its World War II education programs
- $1 million to the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to provide operational support for the services of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
- $500,000 to the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis (The Muny) to support its endowment fund and multiple capital needs
Good for him. And as I recall, he gave a lot of money a few years ago when the St. Louis Symphony was in big financial trouble.
Congrats to SLSO. We should all be so fortunate….
Thank God for classical music philanthropists.
Goodness gracious, what a generous person. I just can’t imagine having $92 million to spare though.