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Boeing, Boeing family, give gift of flight to Seattle museum

Boeing and the family of the late Bill Boeing Jr. will donate $30 million to the Museum of Flight in part to help promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs.


July 29, 2015  By The Seattle Times

The company donation of $15 million will create the “Boeing Academy for STEM Learning” at the museum, which will fund a variety of immersive programs and internships either on site or in outreach programs. The donation was announced Thursday morning.

“This is an opportunity to invest in our children and in our region’s future economic health and growth,” said Ray Conner, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. | READ MORE

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