$1 Million Gift from Eureka Golf Club Owner Granted to Jefferson College Foundation
The gift is the largest in the foundation's history.
Jefferson College Foundation representatives announced they received the single largest donation in the history of the philanthropic organization, thanks to a gift of more than $1 million from businessman David G. Ault. Ault, who is the president and owner of Eureka-based Fox Run Golf Club, Fox Run Builders, and Eureka Springs, Inc., signed a $500,000 bequest, and gifted a new, fully furnished 4,400 square foot eco-friendly home with accompanying golf club membership at a total combined value in excess of $1 million. The donation signifies Ault's commitment to higher education in the local community and St. Louis region during a period of declining state financial support, according to a news release from the foundation. “I decided that it…
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