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Exploring the National Museum of the American Indian

Museum donors

The National Museum of the American Indian cost $214 million to build. Of that, $119 million came from taxpayers and $95 million from private donors. Here's a look at the private donors who gave the most money.

Indians:

  • Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation: $10 million
  • Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut: $10 million
  • Oneida Indian Nation of New York: $10 million
  • Seneca Nation of Indians: $1 million
  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: $500,000
  • Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: $250,000
  • Cook Inlet Region Inc.: $150,000
  • Sealaska Corp.: $150,000
  • Oneida Nation of Wisconsin: $100,000

Non-Indians:

  • The Rasmuson Foundation: $5 million
  • Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation: $2 million
  • David and Peggy Rockefeller $2 million
  • Charles and Valerie Diker: $1 million
  • William Randolph Hearst Foundation: $1 million
  • Turner Foundation: $1 million
  • Richard O. Ullman Family Foundation: $1 million
  • Accenture: $500,000
  • The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation: $500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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