Grateful Deadhead Philanthropist Gives $500,000 to Grateful Dead Archives - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

Grateful Deadhead Philanthropist Gives $500,000 to Grateful Dead Archives - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: Now Brittingham is donating $500,000 to Dead Central, which officially opens on Friday, June 29th as a 1,500-square-foot memorial exhibition space located in the University of California-Santa Cruz’s McHenry Library. Archivist Nick Meriwether will curate rotating exhibitions of memorabilia donated by the Dead and their fans. In a statement that illustrates the reciprocal relationships he referred to above, Brittingham says his donation is “a gift to the fans from a fan” and he hopes his donation will spur others.