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Harvard Poetry Project Funding Email Mentions Leon Black Gift and Potential Templeton Collaboration

Date
November 11, 2025
Source
House Oversight
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House Oversight #029248
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1
Persons
2

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The passage primarily discusses fundraising and program development for a Harvard humanities project, with only peripheral mentions of high‑profile donors (Leon Black) and a vague reference to a conve Leon Black provided a significant gift that funded staff salaries and facilities for the Poetry in A The author seeks additional support from the Templeton Foundation after an initial rejection. Joe

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