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Ken Griffin Loans Rare U.S. Founding Documents to National Constitution Center

The hedge fund billionaire also donates $15 million to support the center’s largest renovation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

FILE - A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby's auction house during a press preview on Nov. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Overview

  • Ken Griffin will lend his first-edition copies of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights to the National Constitution Center for public display in new galleries opening in 2026.
  • Griffin’s $15 million donation marks the largest gift in the center’s history and will fund its most extensive renovation since 2003.
  • The new Founding Principles and Separation of Powers galleries will showcase these foundational documents as part of the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebrations.
  • Griffin acquired the Constitution in 2021 for $43.2 million with the intention of making it accessible to the public, while his ownership of the Bill of Rights was only recently disclosed.
  • The initiative aims to promote civic education, reduce polarization, and engage younger generations by connecting them to original historical texts.