Hall gift to KU tops state university donations
The Hall family donation of 42 million dollars to the University of Kansas includes 27 million for a new Med Center research building and 5 million for the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. The gift funds life sciences work, endowed chairs, bridging grants, and a business professorship, with plans for a 205000 square foot research building and substantial campus expansion.
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Kansas Board of Regents
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School of Business
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Halls History Ties Hall Family to KU Donation
The Hall Family Foundation committed 42 million dollars to the University of Kansas in a long running partnership spanning 43 years and more than seven million dollars in support. The gift supports research and humanities programs while aligning KU with the Kansas City metro area through ongoing sponsorships and professorships.
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Hallmark Cards
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Joyce Hall
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Kansas City
Calgaard
Bob Hemenway
KU Endowment reveals top single gifts to Kansas University
The KU Endowment Association lists the largest announced one time gifts to KU through the years. Notable gifts include 15 million by the Kansas Health Foundation in 1995 for primary care training in Kansas.
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Kansas University
KU Endowment Association
Kansas Health Foundation
Kansas
Dana
Sue Anderson
Santa Monica
Calif
Justin Anderson
Lawrence
Hallmarks of giving time highlights from KU donations
Highlights of donations to the University of Kansas cover 1957 180000 to build Hall Laboratory of Mammalian Genetics at Snow Hall in memory of Nancy Dudley Hall Joyce Hall's mother 1980 150000 for an addition to Summerfield Hall 1980 374000 for professorships in the School of Business 1984 500000 for humanities professorships and libraries 985 3 million for and programs 1994 150000 toward the Regents Center building at the Edwards Campus 1 1994 to 2000 252000 for programs at the Hall Center for the Humanities 11996 2.6 million for a professorship in molecular medicine at the KU Medical Center 2001 42 million for construction and professorships at the Med Center Edward Campus and Lawrence campus
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School of Business
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Joyce C. Hall
Hall Family Foundation
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Snow Hall
Joyce Hall
Nancy Dudley Hall
Summerfield Hall
Regents Center
Edwards Campus
Hall Center For the Humanities
KU Medical Center
Med Center
Edward Campus
Lawrence Campus
Hall Family Foundation backs KU with 42 million gift
Hallmark heir foundation donates 42 million to the University of Kansas as its largest cash gift and second largest overall, part of a long history of Kansas City philanthropy. The Hall Family Foundation, with assets near 850 million, supported numerous groups including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and local health and arts initiatives.
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Joyce C. Hall
Kansas City
YMCA
Hallmark Cards
Hall
Elizabeth
Hallmark Educational Foundation
Halls
Elizabeth Hall
Joyce Hall
Hall Family Foundation
Donald J. Hall
Kansas University
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Boys & Girls Clubs
Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance
Jazz District Renaissance Corp
Kansas City Art Institute
Liberty Memorial
Science City Museum
Deborah Emont Scott
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Henry Moore
Dwight Eisenhower
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Hallmark Crown
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Journal-World Graphic
Richard Gwin
Hallmark Cards Inc
Forrest Hoglund
David Shulenburger
Paul
Virginia Miller
Hays
School of
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Lied Foundation
Lied Center
Forrest
Sally Hoylund
Dallas
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