The Schmidt Foundation's dollar-for-dollar match up to $1 million to the Save Sternberg fundraising campaign will keep the Sternberg Museum of Natural History from closing to the public in mid-December, Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason said in a statement released Oct. 26.
The matching gift will double the $638,000 that the museum has received in gifts and verbal commitments from individuals, alumni and small businesses in less than a month, Mason said.
"Our focus has shifted to developing a right-sized, sustainable, long-term business plan for the museum," Mason said.
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The Schmidt Foundation announced on Oct. 13 that it will double contributions up to $1 million for the Fort Hays State University Foundation's Save Sternberg campaign. Before the match, $237,000 had been raised in the first few weeks, foundation president Gary Shorman said.
Shorman said the gift "is intended to bridge short-term funding needs while a sustainable, long-term operating plan is developed for the Sternberg Museum."
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