The Fort Lewis College Native American Center has received a $1.6 million donation from the John and Sophie Ottens Foundation to cover the center’s annual costs and to support student needs.
The donation is the largest single cash gift in FLC history.
After 20 years of service and more than $5.2 million in grants to FLC, the John and Sophie Ottens Foundation, FLC’s largest benefactor in terms of total gifts, is winding down operations, FLC spokeswoman Lauren Savage said in a news release.
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