NFL Team Owner Mitchell Rales Donates $116 Million to National Gallery for Art Program Expansion
Mitchell Rales, a billionaire businessman and art collector, has donated $116 million to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The donation is intended to endow the museum's 'Across the Nation' program, which lends major artworks to regional museums across the United States. Rales, who has been a member of the National Gallery’s Board of Trustees for 20 years and served as its president from 2019 to 2024, made the donation through his Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation. The program aims to increase access to the museum's collection for Americans nationwide, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Rales is also a co-founder of Danaher Corporation and part owner of the Washington Commanders NFL team. 
