Dive Summary:
- Lucasfilm issued a statement Wednesday indicating that George Lucas will donate much of the $4 billion that Disney paid for the company to education causes.
- "I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education," the statement read. "It is the key to the survival of the human race."
- Lucas, who is the chairman at the George Lucas Educational Foundation's Edutopia, put his name on the Warren Buffet and Bill Gates Giving Pledge in 2010, promising to give most of his wealth to charities and other philanthropic causes.
From the article:
"... Lucas is currently the chairman of Edutopia, part of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Lucas could put money into the foundation or create a new foundation funded from the sale. In 2006, the George Lucas Educational Foundation donated $175 million to the filmmaker's alma mater USC. ..."