Alex von Furstenberg has personally donated $1 million to the Curtis School.
At least $250,000 of the donation will be used to fund scholarships for deserving students. The Los Angeles-based Curtis School will use the remainder of the money for financing special projects.
Alex von Furstenberg, whose own children attend the Curtis School, said that his kids are "fortunate to be receiving a first-rate education."
"It is important to me that regardless of circumstance, deserving children get a shot at the same opportunity," he added.
The Curtis School, founded in 1925, “seeks to inspire a love of learning, to promote appreciation of and participation in athletics and the arts, and to instill a strong sense of moral behavior," according to its official website. The institution houses programs for approximately 500 students in kindergarten through sixth grade on its 27-acre campus located in the Santa Monica mountains. Without scholarships, yearly tuition is $21,800.
Mr. von Furstenberg’s dedication to education is shared by his family’s nonprofit organization, the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Since 1999, the foundation has donated more than $6 million to charter schools, universities and educational programs. The foundation is also involved in various other charitable pursuits, including community reform, environmental advocacy, medical research and human rights.