https://community.aarp.org/t5/About-Our-Community/Donation-to-National-Museum-of-the-American-Latino/m-p/2466662#M5048 <P>$ 1 million donation - where did the money come from?</P> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:10:24 GMT TomD857140 2022-10-16T18:10:24Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/About-Our-Community/Donation-to-National-Museum-of-the-American-Latino/m-p/2466662#M5048 <P>$ 1 million donation - where did the money come from?</P> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:10:24 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/About-Our-Community/Donation-to-National-Museum-of-the-American-Latino/m-p/2466662#M5048 TomD857140 2022-10-16T18:10:24Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/About-Our-Community/Donation-to-National-Museum-of-the-American-Latino/m-p/2466731#M5049 <P>It came from AARP.org and their many sources of revenue - Membership dues, programs, royalty payments -</P><P>A bigger question is how do the AARP powers-that-be decide on where or to which organization and for what purpose to make these donations?&nbsp; Especially one that is as large as this one.</P><P><A href="https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonians-national-museum-american-latino-announces-1-million-gift-aarp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian.edu News Release 10/12/2022 -&nbsp;Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino Announces $1 Million Gift From AARP</A></P><P>What is the link between this donation and the mission of the AARP?&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:19:17 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/About-Our-Community/Donation-to-National-Museum-of-the-American-Latino/m-p/2466731#M5049 GailL1 2022-10-17T17:19:17Z