Eloise O'Rourke Pohlad
Eloise O'Rourke Pohlad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Eloise O'Rourke January 26, 1917 Dubuque, Iowa, US |
| Died | November 20, 2003 (aged 86) Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Mundelein College |
| Known for | Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (including Jim and Bill Pohlad) |
Eloise O'Rourke Pohlad (January 26, 1917 – November 20, 2003) was an American benefactor of many charities in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
Education and career[edit]
Eloise attended Catholic schools for her primary schooling and secondary education. She pursued higher education in Chicago at Mundelein College (a private, Roman Catholic, women's college later purchased by Loyola University Chicago) where she studied home economics for two years.[1] After college, she worked as a teller, receptionist, and bookkeeper for the American Trust and Savings Bank in Dubuque.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Mary Eloise O'Rourke met Carl Pohlad on a blind date at a football game between University of Iowa and University of Minnesota. They married on April 22, 1947, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Key West, Iowa. They had three sons during their 56-year marriage: James ("Jim" Pohlad, an American baseball executive), Robert (Bob), and William ("Bill" Pohlad, a film producer and director).[3]
Philanthropic work[edit]
Eloise and her husband established the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation in 1994. The foundation has given more than $100 million to community charities, and their present-day focus is funding racial justice and housing stability efforts. The organization has since been renamed to the Pohlad Family Foundation since as early as 2017.[4]
Eloise is also noted as one of the founders of the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, established in 1991 after the team's winning of the Major League Baseball 1991 World Series.[5] The foundation was created with the mission of providing opportunities for recreation and education in the Upper Midwest for "young people".
Death[edit]
Eloise died on November 20, 2003. She died in her home at the age of 86.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "TheDeadballEra.com :: Eloise Pohlad's Obit". www.thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Eloise Pohlad Obituary (2003) - Minneapolis, MN - Pioneer Press". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Obituary for Carl R. Pohlad". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (2013-05-09). "POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION - Form Form 990-PF for period ending Dec 2017 - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "About Twins Community Fund | Minnesota Twins". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.