WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Womens History Museum has announced a $1 million gift from Deloitte to support the development of the new museum. The donation establishes Deloitte as a founding donor of the museum, which will recognize American womens accomplishments, the history they have made and the communities they represent.
Americas most defining moments included change-making women whose stories have often gone untold, said Lisa Sasaki, interim director of the Smithsonian American Womens History Museum. Deloitte, as a founding donor, has created a pathway for the Smithsonian to tell the heroic and untold stories of women, and we thank them for their investment.
The legislation creating the museum passed in December 2020. Deloittes contribution will support the initial planning of the museums building and help facilitate program development and digital content for the museum. It will also help to elevate American womens stories as a part of the Smithsonianthe worlds largest research, education and research complex.
As a longtime supporter of the Smithsonian at large and an industry leader in the advancement of women, Deloitte is proud to be a founding donor, said Kavitha Prabhakar, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Deloitte US. We believe that its our responsibility as a business to make a broader societal impact that matters, and contributing to the development of the Smithsonian American Womens History Museum helps supports our pursuit to create a more equitable society for generations to come.
Deloittes gift builds on the organizations nearly 40-year history of supporting the Smithsonian, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Air and Space Museum, National Zoo and Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.