$10 milion anonymous gift to museum

After years of struggling to raise money, the Children's Museum of Los Angeles has landed a $10 million donation that provides a key boost toward building the San Fernando Valley's first major museum. Kerry Cavanaugh and Brent Hopkins in the Daily News.

The anonymous donation is the largest single contribution and means the museum board is closer to reaching a price tag that has soared to $53 million for construction and exhibits at the Hansen Dam Recreation Area facility.

"This definitely gets us on track," said Cecilia Aguilera Glassman, the museum's chief executive officer who was brought in this year to spur fundraising.