The Alex Stern Family Foundation has committed to give Trollwood Performing Arts School (TPAS) $1 million.
Stern Foundation executive director and trustee Donald Scott noted that the foundation has always supported the arts and children, "and this is a combination that we thought we could truly support."
"It's our largest grant, by far, by far, in the history of our foundation," Scott said during a press conference Tuesday morning.
The funding from the Fargo-based foundation will go toward construction costs, said TPAS Executive Director Vicki Chepulis.
Chepulis said that "being happy and excited doesn't begin to describe how I feel about the commitment, vision and affirmation that this gift reflects."
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Trollwood is also launching its "Match the Million" campaign through which organizers are urging the community to match the gift dollar-for-dollar.
