Stephen Ballard (philanthropist)

Stephen A. Ballard (September 9, 1815 – August 11, 1901) was a businessman in Brooklyn, New York and a philanthropist.

He also funded schools in Salisbury, North Carolina, Tougaloo, Mississippi, and Berea, Kentucky.

[1] He also donated money in support of students at Clark University in Atlanta.

[3] He and his sister funded Andover Hall at Lewis Normal Institute.

[4] He was a prominent member of the American Missionary Association (AMA).

The industrial workshop and students of Ballard Normal School, c. 1910