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$300 million plus in philanthropic donations to date from the Arrilaga family continues with the opening of a new student center
$800 million in annual donations toward a data‑driven vision: Chris Hohn’s immensely private, paradigm-changing philanthropy
$30 million Frances Moody-Dahlberg gift elevates university to Moody School of Education
Hundreds of millions in donations and counting: how Yuri Milner’s “scientific method of giving” turns philanthropy into a high‑impact experiment in human progress
$53.5 million latest gift signals Orland Bethel’s deepening bet on health sciences at university
$60 million new initiative brings together Gates and top health foundations to tackle antibiotic resistance
$50 million Byrne family campaign galvanizes donors and doctors behind rural healthcare powerhouse
$20 million low-key help: Sergey Brin quietly backs new effort to ease California’s housing squeeze
$50 million latest gift from Arthur M. Blank pushes his philanthropy past $1.5 billion, advancing education and golf access
$9 billion effort: Bill Gates’ 2026 directive supercharges foundation’s final push to save lives, end infectious disease, and lift millions out of poverty
$25 million leap for kids’ mental health: J. Frank Harrison III directs transformational gift to behavioral health center at children’s hospital
$46 million gift from philanthropist John Paulson to university for the expansion of a state-of-the-art research and teaching complex dedicated to STEM disciplines
$100 million gift: Tench and Simone Coxe make transformational donation to university
$12 million gift from Susan and Bill Bloomfield—marking a major investment in science education and access for first-generation college students
$55 million gift from alumnus Stephen Ashley establishes historic Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment at university
$18 million and growing: Perlmutter family deepens support for center for legal justice to advance criminal justice reform
$50 million gift to UCI MIND: Quilter family transforms fight against Alzheimer’s
$10 million gift from Tom and Cathie Woteki advances data science collaboration
$36 million gift underscores Ronald S. Roadburg’s enduring legacy through Bernard Pinsky, Stephen Gaerber, Jack Bogdonov and Mark Gurvis
$10 million gift to advance arts and learning at art museum
$18 million gift from Peter Jordan strengthens university’s chemistry research and teaching
$10 million to inspire care: Jordan family expands neurosciences frontier
$11 million gift from Mark Goldenson and Janet Vadiveloo powers next chapter for university’s center for actuarial research
$10 million donation from Helena Theurer to school of medicine
$10 million gift establishes John and Barbara Bruning Deanship to propel school’s next era of engineering leadership