{"id":75899,"date":"2026-04-16T19:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/npr-receives-113-million-in-charitable-gifts-including-80-million-from-connie-ballmer\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:44:13","slug":"npr-receives-113-million-in-charitable-gifts-including-80-million-from-connie-ballmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/npr-receives-113-million-in-charitable-gifts-including-80-million-from-connie-ballmer\/","title":{"rendered":"NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts, including $80 million from Connie Ballmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>National Public Radio has received two charitable gifts totaling $113 million after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-cutting-funding-pbs-npr\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Trump moved to slash funding<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for NPR and PBS in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Philanthropist Connie Ballmer, the wife of former <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-steve-and-connie-ballmer-give-away-billions-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer<\/a><\/span>, made an $80 million donation, NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/16\/g-s1-117649\/historic-113m-investment-catalyzes-nprs-strategic-push-for-digital-growth-and-network-sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. The money \u2014 the largest ever from a living donor \u2014 will help enhance the radio network&#8217;s use of digital technology and increase engagement with audiences across platforms, according to NPR.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I support NPR because an informed public is the bedrock of our society, and democracy requires strong, independent journalism,&#8221; Ballmer, a former member of the NPR Foundation board, said in a statement. &#8220;My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NPR said the second gift, totaling $33 million, came from an anonymous donor. NPR CEO Katherine Maher said the charitable donations would put the network and its stations on solid financial ground in the decades to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Congress last summer <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/public-broadcast-cuts-pbs-npr-stations-coping\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">cut $1.1 billion<\/a><\/span> in funding for public broadcasting, leaving some 246 NPR stations and hundreds of PBS outlets scrambling to fill the hole.<\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/npr-pbs-federal-funding-trump-first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">federal judge ruled<\/a><\/span>\u00a0earlier this month that Mr. Trump&#8217;s executive order to slash funding for NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment by seeking to punish media outlets for speech he dislikes. 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