The foundation says it does not disclose the identity of its anonymous donors the $400 million pledge is revocable if any of the staff who know the donors disclose that information publicly.
While only a handful of people know where the additional $400 million announced over the summer is coming from, suspicion falls on none other than the Two Bills, which would give them even more control over Kalamazoo and its people. Johnston and Parfet pledged to raise enough money to keep the foundation going “in perpetuity,” but if those funds don’t materialize, the city risks insolvency.
The funds don’t come in one lump sum but over annual installments, a system that critics say undercuts democracy by essentially holding Kalamazoo hostage to the whims of wealthy donors. When they created the foundation, Parfet and Johnston required the city to scrap a proposed income tax and to decrease property taxes. It’s a scenario that critics say sets the stage for the super wealthy to control more and more aspects of public life. of the rich stepping in to fund cultural amenities like museums, but lately they’ve started stepping in to fund projects-in Kalamazoo and elsewhere-that have long been perceived as the government’s responsibility. Read more: Behind America’s Widening Wealth Gapīut beyond the construction crews and new pickleball courts, a tension hums below the surface of Kalamazoo’s budget miracle. Once-cash-strapped nonprofits are expanding their missions, helping residents get job training, do their taxes and adjust to life after prison.
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Hundreds of children have been able to attend free summer camp and go online thanks to routers and Internet service paid for by the Foundation. City crews are repairing sidewalks, repaving pickleball courts, building a splash pad for kids in a low-income neighborhood and replacing lead pipes, their work marked by orange-and-white construction barrels and closed roads. Instead of the empty storefronts and vacant lots that characterize many Rust Belt cities, Kalamazoo today is a busy hive of spending. When it comes to Sheldon and Leonard's apartment (now Leonard and Penny's), we found 10 small details about apartment 4A-and the building that it's in-that the average fan never knew.Since the Two Bills, as they’re known to locals, launched the Foundation for Excellence in 2017 to close budget gaps in their cash-strapped city- reportedly pledging $70 million of their own money to do so-the nonprofit has distributed around $26 million a year to close budget holes, lower property taxes and fund a wish list of projects. RELATED: Big Bang Theory: 10 Times Leonard And Sheldon Were Friendship GoalsĪlthough Big Bang Theory diehard fans have seen these episodes time and time again, there are still new things that pop out every time we watch. Most of the significant moments in these characters' lives happened in this apartment, which is ironic considering Sheldon never wanted people over in the first place. Episode after episode, we've seen this group walk up and down that apartment staircase, knock three times on those apartment doors, and sit night after night in apartment 4A's living room to enjoy take-out and conversation. For 12 years (and seasons), fans of The Big Bang Theory were gifted with the friendships and relationships of Sheldon, Leonard, Penny, Howard, Raj, Bernadette, and Amy.
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