The foundation, which raises 75 percent of its money from whale watching, also uses the cruises to educate the public.
The foundation, in turn, used the money to establish a chair at Southwestern.
The newspaper said the foundation used the money to pay for political commercials.
The foundation also used the occasion to call on other organizations and governments around the world to support the new fund.
For the first time, the foundation is using some of the interest generated by its $1.1 million endowment.
The foundation uses the garden as example that not all projects need to be big-ticket items to have an effect.
The foundation used to give grants of $15,000 each, on average, to 75 arts and community development groups.
The foundation uses methods that are sustainable and affordable.
The foundation invests that money and uses the income generated for its gifts.
Our foundation has used them any number of times.