Bloomberg News: Ellison Foundation Pledges $100 Million Donation to End Polio
“The Lawrence Ellison Foundation, created by Oracle Corp. (ORCL)’s chief executive, pledged $100 million toward the effort to eliminate polio, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative said in a statement. The donation, $20 million of which was given last year, will help fund the initiative’s $5.5 billion, six-year plan to eradicate the disease, the group said in the statement…” (Hart, 2/8).