Ken Griffin Leaves Stamp on Chicago With a $130 Million Giving Spree
The Citadel founder donated to 40 Chicago organizations in June, the largest number he’s given to all at once, as he moved his family and firm to Miami.
Ken Griffin outside Citadel in Chicago.
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It’s hard to escape Ken Griffin’s name if you live in Chicago.
The Citadel founder, who for years was Illinois’s richest man, has given more than $600 million to organizations in the Windy City since arriving in 1989. His name adorns a hall at the Art Institute of Chicago. The entire Museum of Science & Industry plans to take on the billionaire hedge fund manager’s name in 2024. Some of his extensive art collection is on display at the University of Chicago, also home of the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics.