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million last year, including major grants to the District of Columbia College Access Program (DC-CAP), D.C. Central Kitchen, New Schools Venture Fund, Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School. It also supported the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, which has placed more than 16,000 young people in jobs with 3,500 employers since 1989. Bill Marriott’s son and daughter in law, David and Carrie Marriott, have become more active in philanthropic work in recent years, especially with Children’s National Medical Center and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. JACQUELINE MARS The Mars candy heiress was instrumental in the merger of the Kennedy Center with Washington National Opera (where she serves as a most generous chairman) and is widely recognized for her dedication to preserving American history. She supports the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, the National Museum of History, National gallery of Art, Mount Vernon, the American Prairie Foundation and the National Archives, which last year recognized her contributions with its first Foundation for the National Archives Heritage Award.
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CONSTANCE MILSTEIN Heiress to a sizeable real estate fortune, Constance “Connie” Milstein made her mark in Washington over the past few years with the renovation of the Jefferson Hotel — President Obama’s venue of choice when it comes to wining and dining Republicans opposed to his budget plan. Her philanthropic efforts are more under the radar, although she was front and center in April as chairman of the annual Washington National Opera Ball. She gives to a wide variety of causes — including $10 million recently to Mt.Vernon — but has five major ones that continue year after year. These include four institutions on whose boards she serves: the Kennedy Center, New York University (which just opened its Washington campus thanks to her $15 million donation in 2010), New York Presbyterian Hospital and CURE Epilepsy (which received a $500,000 challenge grant in 2010) plus Ford’s Theatre. Among her other causes are Lungevity, the National Symphony Orchestra and Refugees International. NELS AND KRISTEN OLSON Nels Olson is vice chairman and co-leader of the Global Board and CEO Services Practice at Korn/Ferry. He is an active board member of Wolf Trap Foundation. He and his wife are former chairmen of the Wolf Trap Ball and served as chairmen of the Refugees International
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Gala this year.They are sponsors of the StarlightStarbright Foundation and served as committee members for the 2013 Children’s Ball. GEORGE AND MARILYN PEDERSEN By day, George Pedersen works at ManTech International, a company he co-founded that generates $3 billion in revenue, to find innovative solutions for mission-critical national security programs. But finding ways to improve the lives of the downtrodden is never far from his brain, as he and wife Marilyn have consistently given generously to local institutions, such as Charityworks, Johns Hopkins Medical School and the Hillside School for Handicapped Children in Maryland. MILT CAROLYN AND LAURIE PETERSON When Milt and Carolyn Peterson got married, they knew that one of their main goals was to create a family business they could share. Four children later, what they have built is something of a family empire with all the children helping to manage The Peterson Companies.The family also has a foundation to support health and human services causes including the Life with Cancer’s Family Center. In May, the Petersons hosted their annual Lobster Extravaganza in partnership with Inova Health System and helped raise more than $750,000 for Life with Cancer on top of the $10 million-plus they already raised.
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