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Bloomberg's role as chairman of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is not mentioned in his article. I request the community's consideration of the following, to be included as a subsection of the Philanthropy section:
September 11 Memorial and Museum
In October 2006, Bloomberg became chairman of the board and chief fundraiser of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; CBS News and Politico credited him with saving both from the financial and design obstacles that threatened their completion.[1][2][3] Bloomberg is also chairman of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in the World Trade Center complex.[4] Bloomberg was Mayor during the initial planning stages of the memorial & museum.[3] Once he assumed the Chairmanship, he sought to reduce cost increases, finalize fundraising efforts, and resume the mapping and design processes.[1][5] Bloomberg has raised $450 million for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum,[6] including a $50 million personal contribution, making him the largest single donor.[1][3][7] He has also donated $130 million to the Perelman Performing Arts Center.[8] Bloomberg secured donations from major corporations by saying they held some responsibility as members of the global community.[1] One of his first acts as chairman was securing a $10 million donation from American Express.[1] Bloomberg recruited members to the board and donations across the political spectrum including David Koch and Jon Stewart.[1]
At the ceremony opening for the National September 11 Memorial Museum Bloomberg said the museum was, "a reminder to us and all future generations that freedom carries heavy responsibilities".[9] He continued to lead the annual 9/11 ceremony after leaving office.[2] In 2010 he replanted the Callery Pear tree that was originally planted in the World Trade Center complex and was discovered in the rubble and saved after September 11th.[10] In September 2021, marking the 20th anniversary of the attacks, Bloomberg and the museum launched The Never Forget Fund, focused on educational programming about 9/11.[11][12]
- Arbitrarily0 you've helped me with content additions in the past. Would appreciate your input here as well. Thanks, DLARoss (talk) 12:15, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
- Hello. It would be good of another user examined this claim, just to have more views in the mix here. Arbitrarily0 (talk) 21:35, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
- @DLARoss, I'm looking at this suggested edit per your ping on Star Mississippi's talk page. I have a few pieces of feedback:
- For the statement
he is credited with bringing both of the projects to fruition
, you should mention who credited him with doing that.
- The statement
From the beginning of his chairmanship, Bloomberg's stated goals were to bring costs under control, convert donation pledges to contributions, and re-start the planning process.
seems too laudatory. I would suggest rewording to reflect that he sought to limit cost increases, solicit donations from those who had pledges, and restart planning.
- For the statement
Bloomberg secured donations from major corporations by asserting they held some responsibility as members of the global community
, I should note that "asserting" is a word to watch and can most likely be changed to a neutral word like "saying".
- For the final sentence, I suggest cutting out the Boston Herald. We already have two reliable sources (USA Today and the trade publication PR Week) for this statement, but the Boston Herald doesn't have as clear of a consensus as to reliability.
- – Epicgenius (talk) 13:58, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
- Actually, zooming out a little, the memorial work doesn't seem to be as much a part of Bloomberg's life compared to, say, his tenure as mayor or his leadership of Bloomberg LP. Perhaps this can be combined to 2 paragraphs or so, and treated as a subsection of another section (e.g. Philanthropy)? This is how I would structure it:
- Paragraph 1: Describe Bloomberg's role in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and the Perelman Performing Arts Center, the donations he personally made, and the donations he helped solicit (your proposed paragraphs 1-3)
- Paragraph 2: Describe what he did at the opening of the 9/11 Memorial, planting the tree, his role after leaving office, and the Never Forget Fund (your proposed paragraphs 4-5)
- I don't think this would require deleting any significant content, just condensing the paragraphs a bit for readability and brevity. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:29, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
- While i am fairly new to COI edits this is my proposal
In October 2006, Bloomberg became chairman of the board and chief fundraiser of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; he is credited with bringing both of the projects to fruition. Bloomberg is also chairman of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in the World Trade Center complex.
When he started, Bloomberg's stated goals were to reduce costs, convert donation pledges to contributions, and re-start the planning process. Bloomberg has raised $450 million for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, making him the largest single donor, and also donated $130 million to the Perelman Performing Arts Center.
Bloomberg also secured donations from major corporations, and politicians, including a $10 million donation from American Express, getting David Koch and Jon Stewart on the board.
In 2010 he replanted the Callery Pear tree that was originally planted in the World Trade Center complex and was discovered in the rubble and saved after September 11th.
In September 2021, Bloomberg and the museum launched The Never Forget Fund, focused on educational programming about 9/11.
Spravato (talk) 00:14, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed response. Epicgenius, I have taken your suggestions under advisement and revised the ER above accordingly. Would be grateful for your thoughts. If you think it is ready for inclusion, I can take the time to implement. Again, many thanks, DLARoss (talk) 13:42, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
- @DLARoss, looks good to me. I've added it in the article and revised it a little, but I think it looks good to go now. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:09, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
Done Epicgenius (talk) 15:10, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
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