Philadelphia Sixers owner Joshua Harris has pledged to donate $3.5 million to the Philadelphia Police Athletic League - the largest gift ever recorded by the nonprofit youth group, The Inquirer learned Wednesday.
The New York-based investment tycoon planned to go public with his philanthropy at an 11 a.m. news conference Thursday at a PAL center in the city's Harrowgate section.
The donation is being made through a family foundation affiliated with Harris, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School who cofounded Apollo Global Management, L.L.C.
PAL board member Gene Castellano said Wednesday afternoon that officials with the nonprofit would not comment on the size of the planned gift nor the donor's identity.