A $1 million gift from the Swagelok Foundation and the Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust has brought the Cleveland Museum of Art's $320 million capital campaign within hailing distance of $300 million.
The museum this week announced the gift from the foundation and trust established by industrialist Fred A. Lennon, founder of Solon-based Swagelok Co.
"It's wonderful," said museum director William Griswold, who noted that the gift would be counted toward the nearly than $11.8 million raised in response to a $19 million challenge gift for the capital campaign announced recently by the museum and Dealer Tire CEO Scott Mueller.
