Stuart Sloan is an American business person based in Seattle, Washington. He is the former owner and former chairman of QFC, an American grocery store chain based in Bellevue, Washington. He currently owns a mall in the University District neighborhood of Seattle, University Village.
In 2023, Sloan recruited support from the City of Seattle and Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell to collaborate in a plan to discourage nude bathers at Denny Blaine Park.[1] The park is historically LGBT+, and the LGBT+ community protested this.[1]
Businesses
editIn 1995 Sloan was the defendant in a lawsuit related to his role has chairman of QFC.[2] The accusation was that he got preferential treatment in the structuring of investments.[2]
In 2011 Sloan sold his businesses related to winemaking.[3]
Philanthropy
editIn 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 2013 he was the spokesperson for a bicycling fundraiser for cancer research.[6]
In 2007 Sloan sponsored a party at Gas Works Park.[7]
In 2022 Sloan and his wife pledged $78 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.[8] At the time, this was the largest single donation to the organization.[9]
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.
- ^ a b Zwiebach, Elliot (12 June 1995). "CLASS-ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST QFC AND ITS THREE TOP OFFICERS". Supermarket News.
- ^ Laube, James. "Napa's Sloan Estate Sold". Wine Spectator.
- ^ a b "Unwanted Savior". Forbes. 21 February 2000.
- ^ Shapiro, Nina (9 October 2006). "What Can Money Buy?". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ Brodeur, Nicole (10 March 2013). "Stuart Sloan rides for life". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Business mogul Stuart Sloan reportedly behind Gas Works Park bash". The Seattle Times. 12 August 2007.
- ^ Di Mento, Maria (12 September 2022). "Seattle Couple Gives $78 Million to Cancer Center". The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
- ^ Hiruko, Ashley (2024-05-15). "Who was the anonymous donor behind the controversial kid playground at Seattle's Denny Blaine?". m.kuow.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.