Oprah Winfrey Foundation
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation was established in 1987, and is a separate entity from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.
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In 2004, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation pledged one million dollars to endow a student scholarship at the Ailey School at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club of Kosciusko/Attala County
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 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Winfrey's hometown.
In 2000, Oprah Winfrey met with former South African president Nelson Mandela to discuss building a new school for girls in South Africa. In 2007, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, opened in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Through the years, Oprah and OWCF have contributed more than $200 million to South African education, primarily for academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Providence St. Mel School
In 1993, Oprah Winfrey donated one million dollars to Providence St. Mel School, a private school on the westside of Chicago.
In 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation donated $250,000 to Urban Prep in Chicago, an all boys school that lost its charter school status due to allegations of misconduct in 2022.