Patsy Bullitt Collins
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Dorothy Priscilla Bullitt Collins was a Seattle philanthropist
. Born in Seattle on September 24, 1920 to the wealthy A. Scott Bullitt and Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
, during her childhood she lived in a 23-room mansion in The Highlands
. She graduated from Vassar College
in 1942.
She married Josiah Collins VI, son of United States Senator Josiah Collins
, in 1947. Her first husband, Larry Norman, a USAAF navigator, had been killed over Germany or as a POW in 1943.
She was chairperson of King Broadcasting Company
, founded by her mother, from 1972 until 1992 when it was sold to The Providence Journal
.
After her parents' death, she and her sisters donated $100 million to the Bullitt Foundation
for environmental causes, bought classical radio station KING-FM
and donated it to the Seattle Symphony
, Seattle Opera
and what is now ArtsFund.
She died at her home in First Hill, Seattle, on June 24, 2003. She bequeathed a final $71.5 million to CARE, The Nature Conservancy
and the Trust for Public Land, among the top 20 largest American charitable donations of the year.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
. Born in Seattle on September 24, 1920 to the wealthy A. Scott Bullitt and Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt was a radio and television pioneer who founded King Broadcasting Company, a major owner of broadcast stations in Seattle, Washington...
, during her childhood she lived in a 23-room mansion in The Highlands
The Highlands (Seattle)
The Highlands is a gated community between Seattle and Shoreline, in King County, Washington, United States, north of Downtown Seattle. Over the years, the neighborhood has been the home of prominent Northwest families such as the Boeing, Nordstrom, and Stimson families...
. She graduated from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
in 1942.
She married Josiah Collins VI, son of United States Senator Josiah Collins
Josiah Collins
Josiah Collins was a Seattle Washington attorney, civil servant and politician who was Seattle Fire Commissioner and United States Senator. He was Seattle's Fire Chief at the time of the Great Seattle Fire on June 6th, 1889...
, in 1947. Her first husband, Larry Norman, a USAAF navigator, had been killed over Germany or as a POW in 1943.
She was chairperson of King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company is a Seattle, Washington media conglmerate founded by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt. It began with one AM radio station and later an FM radio station, and grew to include a large group of broadcast television and radio stations, as well as a cable television network.-History:In...
, founded by her mother, from 1972 until 1992 when it was sold to The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal, nicknamed the ProJo, is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper, first published in 1829 and the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the United States, was purchased...
.
After her parents' death, she and her sisters donated $100 million to the Bullitt Foundation
Bullitt Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation is a foundation established in 1952 by Dorothy S. Bullitt, a prominent Seattle businesswoman and philanthropist who founded King Broadcasting Company in Seattle...
for environmental causes, bought classical radio station KING-FM
KING-FM
KING-FM is a classical music radio station in Seattle, Washington. Its transmitter is located in Issaquah, Washington....
and donated it to the Seattle Symphony
Seattle Symphony
The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Since 1998, the orchestra is resident at Benaroya Hall. The orchestra's season runs from September through July, and serves as the pit orchestra for most productions of the Seattle Opera in addition to its own concerts...
, Seattle Opera
Seattle Opera
The Seattle Opera is an opera company located in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1963 by Glynn Ross, who served as the company's first general director through 1983, Seattle Opera's season runs from August to late May, with five or six operas offered and with eight to ten performances each, often...
and what is now ArtsFund.
She died at her home in First Hill, Seattle, on June 24, 2003. She bequeathed a final $71.5 million to CARE, The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
and the Trust for Public Land, among the top 20 largest American charitable donations of the year.