Arts Patrons Lynda and Stewart Resnick Donate $750 Million for Climate Change Research
Lynda and Stewart Resnick, the billionaire owners of various agricultural companies and major supporters of the arts, have pledged $750 million to the California Institute of Technology in support of environmental sustainability research. The mega-donation comes on the heels of the global climate strike and the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit and is one of the biggest commitments ever made to combating climate change. The gift is also the largest ever received by Caltech and is the second-largest gift made to a US academic institution.
“The risks we face due to climate change present
