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kgunnar t1_isd6c6k wrote

Reply to comment by PM_ur_boobies_pleez in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain

This isn’t even his biggest donation. He’s probably given upwards of half a billion (at least) to academic institutions. So he puts his name on it, whatever.

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