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The Jessie Ball duPont Fund, "Florida's leading national foundation",〔() Florida Community Loan Fund, Our Impact: Investor Stories〕 is a charitable foundation that issues grants to organizations that received support from Jessie Ball duPont during the years 1960-1964 inclusive. When she died on September 26, 1970, the bulk of her estimated $42 million estate, one of the largest in Florida history, became the ''Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund''.〔 ==The beginning== When Jessie Ball was a teacher in San Diego, California, she invested profitably in the stock market and real estate which she used to fund need-based college scholarships, which eventually exceeded 100.〔() Jessie Ball DuPont Fund, History〕 After her marriage to Alfred I. duPont in 1921, she continued making charitable gifts, but on a larger scale. When her husband died in 1935, she was his primary beneficiary and became president or board member to many groups and foundations. However, she turned over most of those responsibilities to her brother, Edward Ball. She preferred to spend her time on philanthropy and let Edward handle the business dealings, which he did for the next 35 years.〔 Her personal generosity lasted for half a century, during which she provided scholarships for hundreds of college students (mostly in the southeast), made gifts to colleges and universities (numerous libraries were built), assisted hundreds of churches (all denominations), major charities, children's homes, historic buildings and art museums.〔 The Jessie Ball duPont Fund of today continues to assist the 325+ "eligible institutions" that received financial support from Jessie Ball duPont during the first half of the 1960s. The entities include names familiar to everyone as well as groups in small towns known only to local residents. Among the recipients are 65 colleges & universities, 84 churches, 14 religious entities, 18 schools, 37 social service agencies, 9 youth organizations, 24 preservation associations, 31 medical, 11 cultural and 33 civic groups. The recipients are located all over the United States.〔() Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Organizations〕 : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessie Ball duPont Fund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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