the Smithsonian was established using an endowment that was worth $500,000 in the late 1830s, which wikipedia's article on the subject says is "comparable" to about $220 million in 2007.
speaking of wikipedia, they also run on an endowment, which according to their own report[1] had a value of $144.3 million as of June 30 2024.
no conclusion I'm drawing here, just an interesting comparison.
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