Stuart Sloan is a business person based in Seattle.
In 2023 Sloan recruited support from the City of Seattle in a plan to discourage nude bathers at Denny Blaine Park.[1] The park is historically LGBT+, and the LGBT+ community protested this.[1]
In 2013 he was the spokesperson for a bicycling fundraiser for cancer research.[2]
In 2022 Sloan and his wife pledged $78 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.[3]
In 2000 Sloan was organizing a program to develop T.T. Minor Elementary School in Seattle.[4] Some teachers protested his program, fearing that it was dismissive of the needs of the black community.[4] A few years later Sloan began a similar development program at another school, and the initial results showed that this development did not improve student test scores.[5]
In 2011 Sloan sold his businesses related to winemaking.[6]
In 2007 Sloan sponsored a party at Gas Works Park.[7]
In 1995 Sloan was the defendant in a lawsuit related to his role has chairman of QFC.[8] The accusation was that he got preferential treatment in the structuring of investments.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Hiruko, Ashley (15 May 2024). "Who was the anonymous donor behind the controversial kid playground at Seattle's Denny Blaine?". www.kuow.org. KUOW-FM.
- ^ Brodeur, Nicole (10 March 2013). "Stuart Sloan rides for life". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Di Mento, Maria (12 September 2022). "Seattle Couple Gives $78 Million to Cancer Center". The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
- ^ a b "Unwanted Savior". Forbes. 21 February 2000.
- ^ Shapiro, Nina (9 October 2006). "What Can Money Buy?". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ Laube, James. "Napa's Sloan Estate Sold". Wine Spectator.
- ^ "Business mogul Stuart Sloan reportedly behind Gas Works Park bash". The Seattle Times. 12 August 2007.
- ^ a b Zwiebach, Elliot (12 June 1995). "CLASS-ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST QFC AND ITS THREE TOP OFFICERS". Supermarket News.