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Connie Ballmer's $80 million donation bolsters NPR as federal public broadcasting funding faces $1.1 billion cuts under Trump administration.

Fortune AI · April 20, 2026

Connie Ballmer's $80 million donation bolsters NPR as federal public broadcasting funding faces $1.1 billion cuts under Trump administration.

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  • •Billionaire Connie Ballmer donated $80 million to NPR to support digital transformation and local stations
  • •An anonymous donor contributed an additional $30 million, totaling over $110 million in new funding
  • •The donations come as the Trump administration cut $1.1 billion from federal public broadcasting budgets
  • •The funding aims to strengthen NPR's digital capabilities and support for local broadcasting networks
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