The Oprah Winfrey Foundation was established in 1987,[1][2] and is a separate entity from theOprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.
In 2004, TheOprah Winfrey Foundation pledged one million dollars to endow a student scholarship at the Ailey School at theAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[3][4]
In 2006, the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club of Kosciusko/Attala County, a 32,000-square foot recreational facility for children supported by gifts from Oprah Winfrey and her foundation, opened inKosciusko, Mississippi, Winfrey's hometown.[5]
In 2000, Oprah Winfrey met with formerSouth African presidentNelson Mandela to discuss building a new school for girls in South Africa.[6] In 2007, theOprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG), aboarding school for girls, grades 8–12, opened inHenley on Klip,Gauteng Province,South Africa.[7] Through the years, Oprah and OWCF have contributed more than $200 million to South African education, primarily for academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds.[6]
In 1993, Oprah Winfrey donated one million dollars to Providence St. Mel School, a private school on the westside of Chicago.[8][9][10]
In 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation donated $250,000 toUrban Prep in Chicago,[11][12] an all boys school that lost itscharter school status due to allegations of misconduct in 2022.[13]
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