▁that ▁the ▁museum ▁may ▁close ▁its ▁doors , ▁de access ion ▁art works , ▁and / or ▁merge ▁with ▁another ▁institution , ▁a ▁grass ro ots , ▁artist - led ▁organization ▁called ▁MO CA ▁M obil ization ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁MO CA ▁to ▁remain ▁independent ▁and ▁keep ▁its ▁collection ▁int act . ▁ ▁The ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁office , ▁to ▁whom ▁Eli ▁Broad ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁campaign ▁contrib utor , ▁investig ated ▁MO CA . ▁Ult imately , ▁although ▁the ▁investigation ▁was ▁closed ▁with ▁no ▁discipl inary ▁action ▁( Board ▁members ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁training ▁in ▁their ▁fid u ci ary ▁duties ), ▁just ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁investigation ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁had ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁impact ▁– ▁don ors ▁fled ▁and ▁the ▁trust ees , ▁in ▁the ▁ma el st rom , ▁accepted ▁Broad ' s ▁terms ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁his ▁promise ▁to ▁don ate ▁money . ▁Broad , ▁MO CA ' s ▁found ing ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁life ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁museum , ▁offered ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁don ation , ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁as ▁matching ▁don ations . ▁An ▁agreement ▁with ▁Broad ▁was ▁tent atively ▁reached ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁but ▁another ▁possibility — a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art — had ▁not ▁been ▁ruled ▁out . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2