Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80M

NewsWorldAmericasWife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80MNPR also received an anonymous $33 million donation in AprilGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Sunday 19 April 2026 01:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960394","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/npr-donation-steve-ballmer-la-clippers-wife-b2960394.html","title":"Wife of LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80M"}}CloseRelated video: Trump cuts federal funding for NPR, PBSThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}NPR received its largest-ever donation from a living donor th...