Kennedy Center trump endowment
Definition
A private financial fund established by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of President Donald Trump, intended to support the institution's existing operations and federal funding allocations.
A controversial philanthropic development representing a intersection of high-culture performing arts funding and high-stakes executive-branch branding.
Examples
The Kennedy Center trump endowment is the ultimate high-brow accessory for a skyscraper-sized ego.
If you ever wondered whether the arts could be monetized through sheer bureaucratic spectacle, the Kennedy Center trump endowment has provided a gold-plated answer.
Naming an endowment after an administration that once treated the arts like an optional line item is truly the most avant-garde performance art the Kennedy Center has staged this decade.