📱 tech80 MillionConnie Ballmer Donates $80 Million to NPR With Stipulations

Connie Ballmer Donates $80 Million to NPR With Stipulations

Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, donated $80 million to American public radio NPR with certain governance stipulations.

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This substantial gift consolidates Ballmer Foundation support for independent public media.

The contribution illustrates growing influence of tech philanthropists in media sector funding.

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