Scripps Oceanography Receives nearly $5.5 Million in Recent Gifts

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego received a string of major private donations in early 2012 that exceeded $5.2 million. $3.5 million from the David Delacour estate $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation $680,000 from the Waitt Foundation $300,000 from the Lowe Family Foundation The gifts will help ensure the future excellence of the institution for many years ahead: - $3. Million from David DeLaCour Leaves a Lasting Legacy for Scripps. A $3.5 million planned gift from the estate of the late David DeLaCour is one of the largest ever received by Scripps. Scripps and Birch Aquarium at Scripps will each receive $1.75 million and will use the unrestricted funds for priority projects and emerging opportunities. David DeLaCour's relationship with Scripps began in 1997 when he phoned the Scripps Development Office and expressed an interest in preserving the ocean and its inhabitants, in part because of his love of fishing. Next he visited the Scripps campus and Birch Aquarium at Scripps where he learned more about the institution's breadth.