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David Grissom pledges more than $1 million to University of Louisville

David Grissom doesn’t make bad investments. The Louisville business and civic leader, who played pivotal role during some turbulent times for the University of Louisville, will leave his imprint on the institution long into the future.

David Grissom was on hand for the inauguration of Nelli Benadapudi as the 18th President of UofL in 2018. (Charlie Springer photo).

Grissom has quietly pledged a total of $1.168 million dollars to UofL. That’s according to an open records request to UofL from Card Game. The pledge is over an unspecified period of time. His contributions thus far have included $158,297 for academic initiatives and $20,000 to the athletic program.