Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker recently donated a total of $20 million to UCLA, a large portion of which will be used to support environmental and sustainability research, according to a UCLA statement released today.
The UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability will receive $15 million of the donation to fund five faculty chairs, endow a center for urban sustainability, and create an annual symposium, according to the statement. It will also fund a $100,000 annual prize to support new technology in sustainability.
The Pritzker Foundation also donated $3 million to create an endowment at UCLA to make college more affordable for foster-care students, according to Daily Bruin archives.
UCLA’s Hammer Museum will receive $2 million to create expanded arts programs for children and families.
“We are excited to be associated with the world-class institution that is UCLA and to create endowed faculty chairs to help continue attracting top-tier professors – a top fundraising priority for the university,” said Tony Pritzker in the statement.
Pritzker sits on the board of the Hammer Museum and chairs the board of advisers of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, according to the statement.
Compiled by Chandini Soni, Bruin senior staff.