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Selling SunAmerica allowed Broad to focus on philanthropy. The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation was founded in 1999, with an endowment that eventually topped $2 billion. Over the years, the foundation invested more than $600 million in public education in the Southland and in cities including Boston, New York, Chicago, Denver and Detroit.
The Broad Prize for Urban Education continues to honor school districts for academic performance, and has provided $16 million in scholarships to more than 1,200 students.
Broad was also dedicated to scientific and medical research, as well as the arts, supporting scientists, museums and public schools across the country. An avid collector, The Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles houses the Broads collection of more than 2,000 artworks.
Eli Broad, Billionaire Businessman Who Revitalized L.A. Cultural Scene, Remembered
May 02, 2021 13:15
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Eli Broad (1933-2021), the influential billionaire businessman and philanthropist who poured his fortune into cultural institutions, art collecting, public education, civic improvement and scientific endeavors, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 87.
His generous philanthropy, including the $140 million namesake private museum he founded, greatly benefited the Los Angeles region and beyond. Noting his critics along the journey of reshaping business and cultural landscapes, Broad wrote, “I’m not the most popular person in Los Angeles,” in his 2012 memoir “The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking.
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