Chatham Hall, an internationally renowned girls' boarding school, has received a $31 million gift from the estate of alumna Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen, Class of 1931. This is the largest single gift to any girls' independent school.
According to Dr. Gary Fountain, Rector and Head of Chatham Hall, "Mrs. Nilsen's gift is transformational for the School. What remarkable generosity,and what a powerful statement about women supporting girls' education. Mrs. Nilsen's generosity is a head of school's dream."
Mrs. Nilsen directed that her gift be placed into an unrestricted endowment fund. Her gift came to Chatham Hall following the death of Mrs. Nilsen's husband, Robert A. Nilsen, in March 2009. Mrs. Nilsen, who predeceased her husband, died in October 2006.
Labels: single-sex education, girls, private school
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