NewsJanuary 13, 2003
NPR gets $14 million donation
WASHINGTON -- A private foundation is giving $14 million to National Public Radio, $10 million of which will support news and public affairs programs at the network's 714 stations. The other $4 million from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago will go to an endowment for NPR's long-term financial stability and innovations...
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- A private foundation is giving $14 million to National Public Radio, $10 million of which will support news and public affairs programs at the network's 714 stations.
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The other $4 million from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago will go to an endowment for NPR's long-term financial stability and innovations.
The donation, largest in NPR's 32-year history, brings the foundation's contributions to the organization to more than $31 million.
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