La Quinta could see benefits from tournament's new partnership with Clinton Global Initiative

Thiel said the new partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative will not damage the Hope's ability to fund local charities. In fact, he said, the new sponsorship deal with Humana and additional sponsorship opportunities because of the association with Clinton could see local charity dollars move well past the $1.5 million a year the event has given away for most of the past decade.
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