Exelon Foundation Donates $1 Million to Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
September 24 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Donation advances the Foundation’s commitment
to promote diverse perspectives and support institutions making a
difference in its communities
The Exelon Foundation today announced that it is donating $1
million to the National Museum of African American History and
Culture in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian’s newest museum is
scheduled to open Sept. 24, 2016.
The donation will support the museum’s exhibitions and programs,
which are designed to use African American stories and
contributions as a lens into a deeper understanding of U.S. history
and its links to the world.
“We’re proud to support this museum and its essential role in
telling the story of America in all its richness and complexity,”
said Chris Crane, Exelon president and CEO, and chairman of the
Exelon Foundation. “Diverse perspectives and backgrounds are
fundamental to understanding and celebrating who we are as a
nation. They also are fundamental to our business and our core
values. At Exelon, we embrace those same ideals in everything we do
as a company.”
“The millions of people who visit the National Museum of African
American History and Culture will benefit mightily from the
generosity of the Exelon Foundation,” said Lonnie G. Bunch
III, founding director of the museum. “We are grateful for the
foundation’s belief in this museum and its love for the country
whose history we are committed to exploring in a new and compelling
way. With Exelon as a member of the museum family, we are
strengthened in our resolve to examine a people’s journey and a
nation’s story.”
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is
the 19th Smithsonian campus. The museum’s 12 inaugural exhibitions
focus on the themes of history, culture and community. In total,
the museum features a collection of nearly 40,000 artifacts dating
from the 17th century to modern times. Among the highlights --
remnants of a Portuguese slave ship that sank in 1794 with nearly
500 enslaved Africans on board, an open-cockpit biplane used to
train the Tuskegee Airmen for World War II compact duty; Louis
Armstrong’s Selmer trumpet, c. 1939, and a lace shawl given to
underground railroad conductor Harriet Tubman by England’s Queen
Victoria.
The Exelon Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropic
organization funded solely by Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC).
Exelon, the parent of Pepco, is a Fortune 100 energy company with
the largest number of utility customers and one of the largest,
cleanest generation fleets in the United States.
About the Museum
The National Museum of African American History and Culture was
established as the 19th Smithsonian museum by an Act of Congress
through legislation signed into law by President George W. Bush in
2003. Groundbreaking occurred in 2012. The museum occupies a prime
location in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall at the corner of
Constitution Avenue at 14th Street, across from the Washington
Monument. Opening Sept. 24, the nearly 400,000-square-foot museum
will be the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cultural
destination devoted exclusively to exploring, documenting and
showcasing the African American experience.
About the Exelon Foundation
The Exelon Foundation is an independent, non-profit
philanthropic organization funded solely by Exelon Corporation, an
energy company, through shareholder dollars. The organization
supports non-profit, tax exempt organizations primarily within the
service territory of Exelon and its operating companies.
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