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$25 million gift to Brandeis University from David and Karen Richards Sachs is the latest chapter in a multigenerational effort to widen the doors of opportunity
$371.5 million megagift to university from alumnus David A. Duffield is reshaping the scale and ambitions of the school’s engineering enterprise- raising his giving to date to about $550 million
$25 million gift to university—and more than $300 million given: how self-made multi-billionaires Chris Larsen and Lyna Lam are redefining philanthropic legacy in the digital age
$75 million gift caps historic moment for research university, boosting athletics and honors college
$40 million naming gift by Arran and Ratana Stephens, together with their children Arjan and Jyoti, whose more than $100 million in lifetime giving now anchors the next generation of family leadership, transforms the new medical school at the university
$150 million gift from Richard and Nancy Kinder targets a new collaborative model for childhood cancer care, raising their philanthropic giving over the billion-dollar mark
$12 billion earmarked for causes and annual giving of $500 million: how Gordon and Betty Moore’s legacy of philanthropy continues with Aileen S. Lee at the helm
$13 million donation from Eric and Terri Holoman establishes health equity center
$1.7 billion earmarked for philanthropy: the challenges of 52-year-old entrepreneur Pierre-Edouard Sterin, who wants to give it all away
New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and the inheritance of purpose: public service meets a family tradition of transformational philanthropy
$25 million infusion of fresh funding of university revitalization project spearheaded by Christian Keesee and the Kirkpatrick family
$30 million gift to hospital from low-key philanthropists John and Cathy Phillips is geographically focused—prioritizing communities where healthcare access gaps are both measurable and, in their view, solvable with concentrated capital
$10 million gift from Adam Wexler to university will bolster men’s basketball
$25 million gift from Karen Richards Sachs establishes “The Dot” at Brandeis, expanding access and opportunity for future generations
$100 million latest gift to health center raises the philanthropic giving of “the world’s happiest self-made billionaire” Dr. Herbie Wertheim, to the mid-nine figures level
$20 million gift to school from Greg and Alexandra Mondre to expand financial aid for middle-income students
$25 million gift from Karen, Jim, and Daniel Frank powers college’s civil discourse initiative
$108.3 million latest gift from Jensen and Lori Huang aims to acquire advanced AI computing capacity from CoreWeave, donating it to universities and nonprofit institutions working at the forefront of scientific discovery
$122.3 million gift for iconic visual arts center from Columbia University graduate David Salisbury
$34 million gift to university from John and Ann Tickle, donors who view higher education not as an abstraction, but as a lived turning point
$4 billion fortune that started with the Marines: the discipline behind Bob Parsons’ business success and over $300 million in his philanthropy to date
$100 million latest Bezos family donation to Robin Hood Foundation in the memory of Jackie Bezos anchors $1 billion endowment campaign for poverty fight with focus on early childhood education
$100 million latest gift to university raises philanthropists Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao’s giving to approaching $200 million
$85.2 million, John and Tashia Morgridge’s latest university gift, lifts their lifetime philanthropy toward the billion-dollar mark
$25 million William and Carolyn Franke’s latest gift sets new benchmark for rural and indigenous medical education, elevating their philanthropy into the nine-figure range