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Bloomberg Donations Include Fight Against Smoking

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As former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets his bid for the presidency into gear, his foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been helping to prevent tobacco use and vaping. According to recent tax filings, Bloomberg’s foundation allocated over $100 million to The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in 2018. The Campaign funds anti-vaping efforts as smoking […]

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Bloomberg Bequeaths Billions to Johns Hopkins

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg

With speculation mounting about his chances of running for president come 2020, former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg pledged $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. It is believed to be the largest single donation ever to have been given to a US university. The donation will allow Hopkins, a research-based private […]