The Oprah Winfrey Foundation was established in 1987, Oprah Winfrey. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Community (May 15, 2023). Billionaire Oprah Winfrey Building Legacy of Impact & Philanthropy. Duchess of Impact. and is a separate entity from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.
Select grants Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater In 2004, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation pledged one million dollars to endow a student scholarship at the Ailey School at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Segal, Lewis (May 26, 2004). Oprah's no wallflower at this dance. Los Angeles Times.Alexandra (May 20, 2004). Oprah gives $1 million to Ailey School. Ballet Alert!
Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club of Kosciusko/Attala County In 2006, the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club of Kosciusko/Attala County, a 32,000-square foot recreational facility for children supported by gifts from Oprah Winfrey and her foundation, opened in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Winfrey's hometown.Kosciusko Attala Partnership (November 26, 2019). OPRAH WINFREY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB.
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls In 2000, Oprah Winfrey met with former South African president Nelson Mandela to discuss building a new school for girls in South Africa. About Us. Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation. In 2007, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG), a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, opened in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Through the years, Oprah and OWCF have contributed more than $200 million to South African education, primarily for academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Providence St. Mel School In 1993, Oprah Winfrey donated one million dollars to Providence St. Mel School, a private school on the westside of Chicago. The School that Refused to Die. Providence St. Mel History.Lemieux, Amilah-Asali I. (October 28, 2020). Sound-Off: There's No Reason to Hate on Oprah. Essence.CBS Chicago (November 19, 2013). Million Dollar Donation From Oprah Helped Save West Side School. CBS News.
Urban Prep Academies In 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation donated $250,000 to Urban Prep in Chicago,rtmadmincd (June 16, 2009). Urban Prep school receives generous donation from Oprah Foundation. Chicago Defender. an all boys school that lost its charter school status due to allegations of misconduct in 2022.Amin, Reema (June 6, 2024). CPS did not violate state law in moving to take over Urban Prep, appeals court rules. ChalkBeat Chicago.
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