November 30, 2000

New York Arts Center Receives $25-Million From Bookstore-Chain CEO; Other Big Gifts

Several nonprofit organizations have received large gifts:

* The Dia Center for the Arts, in New York, has received $25-million from Leonard and Louise Riggio, of New York. Mr. Riggio is chairman of Dia's board and chief executive officer of Barnes & Noble. The gift will finance acquisitions, maintenance of outdoor art installations, and construction of a museum in Beacon, N.Y., to house the center's collection of large installations.

* Syracuse University, in New York, has

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