National Zoo gets $10M donation for giant panda program
$10M donated to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Giant Panda Program
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) received a large donation to help fund the giant panda conservation program. The donation comes as many wait for the pandas to return to the District.
National Zoo panda program gets $10M donation from David Rubinstein
Billionaire D.C. philanthropist David Rubenstein has pledged a $10 million gift to the Smithsonian’s Campaign for Our Shared Future to support the national Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Local philanthropist pledges $10 Million to the Smithsonian's Giant Panda Program
Philanthropist and Baltimore native David M. Rubenstein pledged $10 Million to the National Zoo for the upcoming return of the pandas.
David Rubinstein giving $10M to DC Zoo's panda program
David Rubinstein, the new owner of the Orioles, is giving $10 million toward the National Zoo's panda program. That makes for a total of $22 million that he's donated to the program since 2011.
National Zoo gets $10M donation for giant panda program from David Rubenstein
The panda program is getting an upgrade — and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has David Rubenstein to thank for nearly half of the funds.
David Rubenstein Donates $10 Million to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Giant Panda Program
Inspired by the launch of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future last Friday, David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, has pledged $10 million toward the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) $25 million campaign to fund the giant panda conservation program.
As National Zoo awaits new pandas, David Rubenstein pledges $10 million
The National Zoo announced Tuesday that local philanthropist David Rubenstein has pledged $10 million to support its giant-panda conservation program. The pledge comes as the zoo awaits the arrival this fall of two new giant pandas - an event that will continue a program at the Smithsonian facility that goes back more than 50 years.
National Zoo gets 2 new giant pandas with $10 million from David Rubenstein
As the National Zoo prepares for the arrival of two new pandas later this year, it's getting some major financial support.
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