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Article: Hawai`i Community Foundation Announces Historic $50 Million Gift from Pierre and Pam Omidyar.
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- Life Science Weekly
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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The Hawai`i Community Foundation announced a six-year, $50 million commitment from Pierre and Pam Omidyar - believed to be the largest single gift by a living donor in the state of Hawai`i's history. The investment will be used to launch several community initiatives over the six-year period as well as support the Omidyars' ongoing philanthropic interests through the Omidyar `Ohana Fund at the Hawai`i Community Foundation (see also Hawai`i Community Foundation).
"Pam and I are privileged to call Hawai`i home. Given the economic crisis and hardships throughout the state, we felt it was especially important at this time to expand our philanthropy in the islands. We ...