Dana Blumberg Kraft

Timeline

1. 2025-02-12Trump appoints Dana Blumberg to the Kennedy Center boardDana Kraft remains listed as a trustee in 2026 court recordsAppointed to Kennedy Center board · documented · 1 source
2. 2025-02-12New board elects Trump chair and removes president Deborah RutterTrump remains chair; Richard Grenell later led the institutionreported · 1 source
3. 2025-12-18Board declares a unanimous Trump renaming after dissent is mutedName removed in June 2026 under court orderdocumented · 2 sources
4. 2026-03-16Board approves a two-year closure after a 34-minute meetingMay 29 injunction blocked implementation of this votedocumented · 1 source
5. 2026-05-29Court voids the renaming, restores trustee voting rights and halts the first closure planDistrict-court injunction in effect; appeal pendingdocumented · 1 source
6. 2026-09-15Board votes to close most of the Kennedy Center hours after name rulingMain building ordered closed for renovation; scope and reopening plan contestedreported · 2 sources
   1. commitmentCongressional renovation appropriation$257 million

      Committed by / source

      U.S. Congress

      Committed toward / intended recipient

      John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

7. 2026-09-15Court blocks a second attempt to put Trump's name on the CenterEmergency relief granted; Justice Department appealedreported · 2 sources
8. 2026-09-15Kennedy Center — a donor's wife, a captured board and the Kraft power networkGovernance and closure litigation remains activedocumented · 13 sources
9. 2026-09-16Kraft family — money, access, dropped charges and corporate sanctionsPublic record assembled; legal states remain distinctdocumented · 7 sources