Oprah Winfrey Foundation

The Oprah Winfrey Foundation was established in 1987, ^[1][2] and is a separate entity from the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

In 2000, Oprah Winfrey met with former South African president Nelson Mandela to discuss building a new school for girls in South Africa.^[6] In 2007, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG), a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, opened in Henley 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]

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.^[8][9][10]

Urban Prep Academies

In 2009, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation donated $250,000 to Urban Prep in Chicago,^[11][12] an all boys school that lost its charter school status due to allegations of misconduct in 2022.^[13]