Contacts Dr. DeBakey made through the foundation led to referrals from around the world.
The foundation, led by Frank and Jenny Phillips, estimates that the project would cost $2 million to $3 million.
A decade ago, a job with an international development foundation led me to Senegal, where I lived for two years.
Working with the city government, the foundation led a renovation of the park and its component parts.
The ads, which certainly seemed less than encouraging, were paid for by a foundation led by a big Republican donor from Wisconsin.
Instead, it will become a foodie foundation led by an "in-house creative team" and at least 20 visiting chefs, awarded yearly scholarships.
Yet critics argue that the foundation, led by an investment banker and poet named John Barr, hasn't spent its money wisely or aggressively enough.
Founded by two designers, Jonathan Cedar and Alec Drummond, BioLite received $1.8 million in financing in December from the foundation led by Clayton Christensen, author of "The Innovator's Dilemma".
Alphawood, a Chicago-based foundation led by the philanthropist Fred Eychaner, gave more than $10 million, making it the single largest donor to the park.
He is also a senior vice president of the Freedom Forum, a nonprofit foundation led initially by Mr. Neuharth and known for its museum of journalism, the Newseum.
