“The museum is clearly a place that has had an impact on many lives, most certainly the anonymous donor,” Air Force Museum Foundation CEO Seth Baron said
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- The estate gift will support the Air Force Museum Foundation’s work and honor the anonymous donor in its Legacy Society
- Officials found additional funds after initially contacting Ohio’s Division of Unclaimed Funds
- Ohio offers an online tool for people and organizations to search for unclaimed money
The Air Force Museum Foundation has received a seven-figure gift from a longtime anonymous donor after a surprising discovery.
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Christina Beargie, representing the Ohio Department of Commerce, presented the gift to the Foundation, the museum said in a statement on social media. The generous contribution will be used to support its work, while the donor will be honored as a member of the Foundation’s Keepers of Their Stories Legacy Society…