"It was entirely voluntary by the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds," she said, and added, "the attorney general's review slowed down the process."
The Reader's Digest Fund also agreed to help finance the renovation of library space, to purchase books and to train staff.
The massive project was begun last year with $6.5 million from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
A $75,000 grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund saved the day.
It is financed in part by a $50,000 grant from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
The center is two years into a four-year $1.25 million grant from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund for young organizations providing diversity in their programming.
So far, the biggest pledge for the effort has been $15 million from Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds.
At the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds in New York, independent evaluations have been conducted for about six years.
So far, the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds have pledged $15 million over three years.
The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund has given the museum $2 million.